What did Quintilian mean by: We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain Copy
+ Usage is the best language teacher. Feraz Zeid, September 8, 2023December 24, 2023, Quintilian, Language, Teacher, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Quintilian, Ambitious, Mother, Vices, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune. Feraz Zeid, October 11, 2023December 26, 2023, Quintilian, Fear, Fortune, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. Feraz Zeid, June 27, 2023December 12, 2023, Quintilian, Perfection, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ Without natural gifts technical rules are useless. Feraz Zeid, July 9, 2023December 12, 2023, Quintilian, Natural, Useless, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Quintilian, Genius, Maturity, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Quintilian, Ears, Mind, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
+ The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Quintilian, Brilliant, Excellent, Faults, 0 - Quintilian Rhetorician · Spain
Excuse me if I’m clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread. - Jeanne Calment Painter · France
It seems to me that it’s actually harder to invent excuses than it is to get a sale. - Jeffrey Gitomer Author
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
To look for truth in all the wrong and all the right places is the only excuse for living. Explain - Frederick Lenz Philosopher · USA
Change without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky. - Max De Pree Business leader/CEO · USA
No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man. - Louisa May Alcott Author · USA
