"Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by……" — Quintilian
"Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be."
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76 Quotes by Quintilian
Quintilian has 76 quotes on this site.
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely…
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
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A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what…
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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify…
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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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More Alone Quotes
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
— Jane Austen
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
— Richard Avedon
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
— Teresa of Avila
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
— Diane Ackerman
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
— Michelle Bachelet
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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