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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate. ↗

— Quintilian

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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech. ↗

— Quintilian

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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity. ↗

— Quintilian

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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide. ↗

— Quintilian

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As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone. ↗

— Quintilian

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So if one, or two, or a handful of guys sells drugs for their own personal gain and profit who just so happens to be a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, we want that same consideration. ↗

— Chuck Zito

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

— Quintilian

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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. ↗

— Quintilian

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The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice. ↗

— Quintilian

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