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Quintilian Quotations

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A liar should have a good memory.
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.
That laugther costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

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