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For what philosopher has ever been a frequent
speaker in the courts or won renown in public
assemblies? Nay, what philosopher has ever taken a
prominent part in the government of the state, which
forms the most frequent theme of their instructions?
None the less I desire that he, whose character I am
seeking to mould, should be a “wise man” in the
Roman sense, that is, one who reveals himself as a true
statesman, not in the discussions of the study, but
in the actual practice and experience of life.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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