“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.”
–Quintilian
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501 – “No astrologer lacking a criminal record possess any talent.”
–Juvenal [See Source Note for translation information]
260 – “Si enim hortus et in bibliothecam: omne opus habes.”
“If you have a garden in your library, you have everything you need.”
–Marcus Tullius Cicero
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178 – “Cito scribendo non fit ut bene scribatur, bene scribendo fit ut cito.”
“Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.”
–Quintilian
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87 – “Etenim, iudices, cum omnibus virtutibus me adfectum esse cupio, tum nihil est quod malim quam me et esse gratum et videri. Haec enim est una virtus non solum maxima sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum.”
“In truth, O judges, while I wish to be adorned with every virtue, yet there is nothing which I can esteem more highly than the being and appearing grateful. For this one virtue is not only the greatest, but is also the parent of all the other virtues.”
– Cicero (Full Name: Marcus Tullius Cicero) [Often misquoted, see note]
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