Quintilian Quotes about Evil

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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

Opportunity, Evil, Want

"De Institutione Oratoria" by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus as reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 244-45., 1922.

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

Broken Heart, Evil, Broken Promises

"Institutio Oratoria". Textbook by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, I, 3, 3,

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

Opportunity, Evil, Doe