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
Quintilian quotes about
great-change effects
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
natural-gifts useless natural
Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
neighbor pleasure satiety
Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures. [Lat., Continuis voluptatibus vicina satietas.]
too-late pondering late
While we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
obscurity incapacity proportion
The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
satire verses
Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.