Quintilian - De Institutione Oratoria

A liar should have a good memory.
Quintilian
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Quintilian
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
Quintilian
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
Quintilian
That laugther costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
Quintilian
Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
Quintilian
Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.
Quintilian
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

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

- Quintilian - De Institutione Oratoria