About Quintilian
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Latin: [kʷiːntɪliˈaːnʊs]; c. 35 – c. 100 AD) was a Roman educator and rhetorician born in Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian ( kwin-TIL-ee-ən), although the alternate spellings of Quintillian...
More quotations from Quintilian
It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.
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