1
If you direct your whole thought to work itself none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.Quintilian
2
A liar should have a good memory.Quintilian
3
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.Quintilian
4
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.Quintilian
5
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.Quintilian
6
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.Quintilian
7
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.Quintilian
8
To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.Quintilian
9
The perfection of art is to conceal art.Quintilian
10
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.Quintilian
11
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.Quintilian
12
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.Quintilian