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Quintilian Quotes: We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
         

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


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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.



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One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.



While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.



A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.



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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.



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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.



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