Roman - Educator | 35 - 95
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Quintilian
PerfectionSoonWhichPrematurely
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
DreamsWhoLikeHopesVainThose
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
ChangeMoneyMenDangerousNothing
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
ChangeFoodMindsFreshVarietyOur
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
BrokenEvilMoreWhereHabitsThan
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
AloneMenSongRudeMayEven
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
NatureGodCharacterManWorldHim
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
ManBecomingHonorableNecessary
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
RightMiseryIdeaFormProsperous
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
LaughToo MuchVirtueCostsMuch
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
WiseWishFoolsFoolishSeemWho
Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
AmbitionParentViceVirtuesThough
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