John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8748 Quintilian AD 35-AD 95 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8748 |
| AUTHOR: | Quintilian (A.D. c. 35–A.D. c. 95) |
| QUOTATION: | Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Institutiones Oratoriæ. x. 7, 21. |
| Note 1. See Pope, Quotation 200. [back] |