Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
More from Marcus Fabius Quintilian
Pectus est enim, quod disertos facit.
Permalink to quote #4 'We should not write so that it is possible for [the reader] to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.'
Permalink to quote #6 Vain hopes are often like the dreams of those who wake.
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