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