Quintilian
Quintilian
Marcus Fabius Quintilianuswas a Roman rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian, although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionEducator
ideas misery form
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
loss
Lately we have had many losses.
memories liars good-memories
A liar must have a good memory. -Mendacem oportet esse memorem
inspirational mind ears
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
maturity genius happens
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
faults brilliant excellent
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
opportunity evil doe
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
father men names
Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.
song men rude
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
broken-heart evil broken-promises
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
natural-gifts useless natural
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
desire pleasure forbidden-fruit
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
teacher learning pride
For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
teacher boys effort
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.