Quintilian
“Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.”
-Quintilian
“It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.”
-Quintilian
“The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.”
-Quintilian
“Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.”
-Quintilian
“In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.”
-Quintilian
“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.”
-Quintilian