Quintilian Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• 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

  Writing, Simplicity, Impossible

  "Institutio Oratoria (Institutes of Oratory)". Book by Quintilian (Book VIII, Chapter II), circa 95 AD.

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

  Quintilian

  Writing, Wells

  Quintilian (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Quintilian (Illustrated)”, p.528, Delphi Classics

• 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

• One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

  Quintilian

  Writing, Impossible, Language

• Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.

  Quintilian

  Writing, Men, Hands

  Quintilian (1805). “Quintilian's institutes of eloquence ...”, p.15

• By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

  Quintilian

  Writing, Writing Well, Wells

  Quintilian (1856). “Quintilian's Institutes of Oratory, Or, Education of an Orator: In Twelve Books”, p.286

• From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.

  Quintilian

  Writing, Doe, Results

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