Quintilian's Quotes

Quintilian's Quotes 21

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their...

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety and mind differs from mind...

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

When we cannot hope to win it is an advantage to yield.

Our minds are like our stomaches they are whetted by the change of their food...

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

In almost everything experience is more valuable than precept.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

As regards parents I should like to see them as highly educated as possible...

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately when lawful they do not...

Men even when alone lighten their labors by song however rude it may be.

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