About Quintilian
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Latin: [kʷiːntɪliˈaːnʊs]; c. 35 – c. 100 AD) 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 ( kwin-TIL-ee-ən), although the alternate spellings of Quintillian...
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Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.