Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. -Quintilian

 

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.


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This quote is just one of 14 total Quintilian quotes in our collection. Quintilian is known for saying 'Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.' as well as some of the following quotes.

A liar should have a good memory.

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287

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

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202
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. -Quintilian
199

Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.

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195

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

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186
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. -Quintilian
184

In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.

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178