Memorable Quotes and quotations from QuintilianQuintilian Roman rhetoricianQuintilian - - Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. Quintilian - - When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. Quintilian - - Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. Quintilian - - Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. Quintilian - - Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites. Quintilian - De Institutione Oratoria - A liar should have a good memory. Quintilian - - That laugther costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. Quintilian - - When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. Quintilian - De Institutione Oratoria - Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. |
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