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“Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.”
 
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Name:   Quintilian
 
Nationality:   Roman
 
Date of Birth:   2035
 
Date of Death:   1995
 
Profession:   Educator
 
 
 
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