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Danh ngôn của Quintilian (Sứ mệnh: 9)

The perfection of art is to conceal art.
Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
A liar should have a good memory.
To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
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.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.