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Quintilian
| “ | It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing. | ” |
| “ | Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. | ” |
| “ | Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. | ” |
| “ | That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. | ” |
| “ | The perfection of art is to conceal art. | ” |
| “ | Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. | ” |
| “ | When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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| “ | When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. | ” |
| “ | A liar should have a good memory.
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| “ | Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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