FastSaying

Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment. [Lat., Non sest aliena res, quae fere ab honestis negligi solet, cura bene ac velociter scribendi.]

Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilian)

Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilian)

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