Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

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Biography

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus 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, although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts.

Books by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Institutio oratoriaInstitutio oratoria
De institutione oratoriaDe institutione oratoria
Quintilian's Institutes of OratoryQuintilian's Institutes of Oratory
De institutione oratoria libri duodecim: ad codicum veterum fidemDe institutione oratoria libri duodecim: ad codicum veterum fidem
Quintilian's Institutes of OratoryQuintilian's Institutes of Oratory
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Quotes by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

"There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught."

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

"Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly."

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

"A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person"

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus