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Age steals away all things, even the mind. Virgil

Age Mind All Things Steals Even Away Things

Marble is not alike in all countries. Vitruvius

Alike Countries Marble

An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates. Vitruvius

Walls Approach Indeed Must Easy Winding Roads Leading Provided Left Surrounded Uneven Against Turn Should Ground Gates

The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease. Vitruvius

Walls Men Other Ease Armed Pass Should Each Sufficient Two

Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance. Vitruvius

Able Shadow Architect Adopt He Instead Mere Fails Also Practical Substance Wherefore Forms Reasons Grasping Assign Sufficient

Perhaps, to the uninformed, it may appear unaccountable that a man should be able to retain in his memory such a variety of learning; but the close alliance with each other, of the different branches of science, will explain the difficulty. Vitruvius

Man Science Learning Memory Will Difficulty Other Unaccountable Able Variety Alliance Retain Perhaps His Branches Close May Different Explain Should Uninformed Appear Each

But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation, than desirous of abundance accompanied by a want of reputation. Vitruvius

Art Wealth Practice Reputation Rather Having Small Caesar Abundance Sought Contented Accompanied Been Than Want Fortune

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. Quintilian

God Nature Character Man World Animals Other Distinguish All-Powerful Architect Proper Faculty Him Impressed Creator Speech

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

Wise Fools Wish Those Seem Foolish Who Appear Among

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

Food Change Our Minds Variety Both Supplies Like Fresh Appetite

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. Quintilian

Great Nature Changes Herself Rapidly Never Attempted Effect

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

Good Man Memory Liar Good Memory Be A Man Fitting Should

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

Man Honorable Except Becoming Swear Necessary

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end. Quintilian

Beginning Everything End

Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended. Quintilian

Broken Evil Settled Once Easily Mended More Habits Than Where

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. Quintilian

Cause Ambition Virtues Though Itself Times Often Vice

For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor. Quintilian

Man Destruction Better Neighbor Gifts Would Born Rather Void He Employ Been His Providence Dumb Than Should Reason Nay

He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity. Quintilian

Opportunity Evil Only He Does His Lacks Speaks Who Differs

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

Nature Mind Gifts Variety Almost Infinite Much Body Differs

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. Quintilian

Difficulty Our Sloth Pretext Excuse

Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake. Quintilian

Dreams Vain Those Hopes Like Wake Certain Who

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set. Quintilian

Mind Before Easier Teach Set

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

Fault Our Pretended Admission Excellent Part Impression Creates

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

Alone Pleasures Lawful Excite Forbidden Loved Desire

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