(Slaughter) means blood and iron. by Quintilian

(Slaughter) means blood and iron.

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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to b... by Quintilian

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

grows procrastination too-late

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

simplicity impossible writing

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cann... by Quintilian

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

quality students teaching

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune. by Quintilian

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

money change men

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you... by Quintilian

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

wells writing

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

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

reading mind book

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem fo... by Quintilian

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

fool wise wish

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. by Quintilian

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

valuable experience

That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the... by Quintilian

That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.

ears mind inspirational

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

impressive training speech

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opp... by Quintilian

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

evil want opportunity

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being... by Quintilian

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

language impossible writing

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set. by Quintilian

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

teach easier mind

There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be ta... by Quintilian

There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

taught pride knows

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the o... by Quintilian

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

mind lost opportunity

God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.

powerful animal character

The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the... by Quintilian

The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.

pleasure reason art

It is the heart which inspires eloquence. by Quintilian

It is the heart which inspires eloquence.

eloquence heart inspire

For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.

dumb should-have men

Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures. by Quintilian

Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.

satiety neighbor pleasure