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Historia et scribitur ad narrandum non ad probandum.
— Quintilian
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Quintilian
pedagogue, rhetorician, poet, lawyer, teacher, writer
35 – 96
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was a Roman educator and rhetorician born in Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian, although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts.
All Quotes by Quintilian
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The perfection of art is to conceal art.
— Quintilian
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
— Quintilian
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A liar should have a good memory.
— Quintilian
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
— Quintilian
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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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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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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
— Quintilian