Quintilian
Quintilian
Marcus Fabius Quintilianuswas a Roman rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian, although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionEducator
mind easier teach
For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
inspirational mind ears
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
character mind matter
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.
mind body infinite
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
life food mind
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
reading book mind
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
work eye mind
If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
opportunity mind lost
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.
itself though
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
except quotes
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
itself though
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
purchased quotes
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
among appear seem
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
great-change effects
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.