Quintilian

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set. ↗

— Quintilian

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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire. ↗

— Quintilian

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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity. ↗

— Quintilian

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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. ↗

— Quintilian

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It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory. ↗

— Quintilian

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It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing. ↗

— Quintilian

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It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort. ↗

— Quintilian

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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. ↗

— Quintilian

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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune. ↗

— Quintilian

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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite. ↗

— Quintilian

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