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Quintilian

"It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate."

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"It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate."

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"You can either buy clothes or buy pictures," she said. "It's that simple. No one who is not very rich can do both. Pay no attention to your clothes and no attention at all to the mode, and buy your clothes for comfort and durability, and you will have the clothes money to buy pictures."

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"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

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"You might try doing what my folks did. Twice a week they would go out for a special meal. . . with wine good food and soft lighting. Dad took Tuesday and Mom took Thursday."

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"Old wood best to burn old wine to drink old friends to trust and old authors to read."

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