One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power. - Quintilian
A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
- Quintilian
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind. - Quintilian
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand. - Quintilian
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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. - Quintilian
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.
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity. - Quintilian
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly. - Quintilian
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning. - Quintilian
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
It is the heart which inspires eloquence. - Quintilian
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide. - Quintilian
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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