For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set. Quintilian easymindset Change image and share on social
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. Quintilian experiencepreceptvaluable Change image and share on social
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice. Quintilian charactercontemplationexercise Change image and share on social
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. Quintilian difficultyexcusepretext Change image and share on social
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much. Quintilian costexpenselaugh Change image and share on social
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. Quintilian ambitiontimevice Change image and share on social
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity. Quintilian differevillack Change image and share on social
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. Quintilian defeatinevitablewise Change image and share on social
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues. Quintilian ambitionparentvice Change image and share on social
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite. Quintilian appetitechangefood Change image and share on social
