Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately when lawful, they do not excite desire.
Quintilian
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More quotes by Quintilian
- Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
- Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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- The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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