Quotes by : Quintilian

Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times....

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

A liar should have a good memory.

Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies....

While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.

The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.

If you direct your whole thought to work itself none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach....

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.