Quintilian Quotes and Sayings

“Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.”
-- Quintilian

#Procrastination #Too Late #Grows

“Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.”
-- Quintilian

#Writing #Wells

“We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.”
-- Quintilian

#Writing #Impossible #Should

“Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify where it is too absolute.”
-- Quintilian

#Writing #Language #Introducing

“A liar should have a good memory.”
-- Quintilian

#Motivational #Memories #Honesty

“As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.”
-- Quintilian

#Father #Pregnancy #Parent

“While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.”
-- Quintilian

#Opportunity #Mind #Lost

“Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.”
-- Quintilian

#Life #Food #Mind

“The perfection of art is to conceal art.”
-- Quintilian

#Art #Perfection #Art Is