That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
QUINTILIANLet us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
More Quintilian Quotes
-
-
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
QUINTILIAN -
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
QUINTILIAN -
A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
QUINTILIAN -
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
QUINTILIAN -
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
QUINTILIAN -
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
QUINTILIAN -
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
QUINTILIAN -
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
QUINTILIAN -
Lately we have had many losses.
QUINTILIAN -
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
QUINTILIAN -
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
QUINTILIAN -
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
QUINTILIAN -
Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
QUINTILIAN -
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
QUINTILIAN -
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
QUINTILIAN