The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery. (Quintilian)

The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.

Quintilian

Related topics

form idea misery right

Related quotes

It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar. View quote
Silius Italicus
My rejection of the idea of entertainment in its current form is based on the audience that comes with it. View quote
David Antin
Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness. View quote
Martin Puryear
Entertainment is all right, but entertainment with an idea behind it is much more important. View quote
Gregory Peck
The central idea of poetry is the idea of guessing right, like a child. View quote
G. K. Chesterton