Quintilian Quotes


When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.


Citations

Quintilian. The Institutio Oratoria of Quintilian. Translated by H. E. Butler, vol. 2, Harvard University Press, 1921, p. 505.

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Quintilian
Quintilian
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  • Nationality: Roman
  • Profession: Educator

Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Latin: [kᶣiːn̪t̪ɪliˈaːnʊs̠]; c. 35 – c. 100 AD) was a Roman educator and rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian (/kwɪnˈtɪliən/), although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts.