Quotes by
Quintilian |
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, 35-96 AD , Roman rhetorician
Latin teacher, orator and writer whose work on rhetoric, Institutio oratoria, is a major contribution to educational theory and literary criticism. | 8 quotes | 3,492 visits |
Quotations
| • | Those who wish to appear wise among fools, they seem foolish among the wise. 23 |
| • | A liar should have a good memory. 16 |
| • | We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us. 4 |
| • | Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it. 4 |
| • | We give to necessity the praise of virtue. 3 |
| • | Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues. 2 |
| • | The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity. 2 |
Latin Quotes
| • | Who, what, where, with what, why, how, when. Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando? 49 |
