The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

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Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil præcepta atque artes valere nisi adjuvante natura. One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.— QUINTILIAN — Proæmium. I. 4.
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