Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
Tag: Quintilian
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
A liar should have a good memory.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.