Marcus Fabius Quintilian Quotes
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
