From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
A liar must have a good memory. -Mendacem oportet esse memorem
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.