Author: Quintilian

Quotes

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

- Quintilian

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

- Quintilian

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

- Quintilian

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

- Quintilian

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

- Quintilian

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

- Quintilian

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

- Quintilian

It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

- Quintilian

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.

- Quintilian

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