Quintilian
“We should write not so that we may be understood, but so that we cannot possibly be misunderstood.”
“There is no one who would not prefer to know rather than to be ignorant.”
“Confidence is the chief part of eloquence.”
“The first essential for the orator is that he should be a good man.”
“The beginning of wisdom is to know what you do not know.”
“It is the duty of a good judge to interpret laws rather than to make them.”
“He who speaks evil of another, seldom speaks a good word of himself.”
“A great part of eloquence consists in saying things well and in a proper manner.”
“The perfection of art is to conceal art.”
“Precept is not so much the teacher of the young as example.”
“It is better to imitate wisely than to invent foolishly.”
“It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.”
“Nothing is achieved without much labor.”
“While we teach, we learn.”
“Habit is stronger than nature.”
“Practice is the best of all instructors.”
“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 is better to be brief than tedious.”
“The orator is a good man skilled in speaking.”
“A liar should have a good memory.”