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

Quote by Marcus Fabius Quintilian

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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

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

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

Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.

Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.

The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.

For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void...

For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void...

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity...

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity...

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.

For comic writers charge Socrates with making the worse appear the better reason.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost...

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost...

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.