Quintilian Quotes (10 quotations)
1. A liar should have a good memory. - Quintilian
2. It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing. - Quintilian
3. Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. - Quintilian
4. Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. - Quintilian
5. Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites. - Quintilian
6. That laugther costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. - Quintilian
7. Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. - Quintilian
8. Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. - Quintilian
9. When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. - Quintilian
10. When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. - Quintilian
2. It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing. - Quintilian
3. Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. - Quintilian
4. Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. - Quintilian
5. Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites. - Quintilian
6. That laugther costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. - Quintilian
7. Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. - Quintilian
8. Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. - Quintilian
9. When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. - Quintilian
10. When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. - Quintilian
