A liar should have a good memory.
From Quintilian
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.
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.
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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