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Quintilian

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Calagurris, Hispania

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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus or Quintilian (c. 35 – c. 100) was a Roman rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing.

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	Institutes of Oratory 3.97 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 95 — 167 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orator's Education, Books 1–2 (The Orator's Education, #1) by Quintilian, Donald A. Russell (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 95 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Institutio Oratoria, Books 1-3 by Quintilian, Harold Edgeworth Butler (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 95 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orator's Education, Books 9–10 (The Orator's Education, #4) by Quintilian, D.A. Russell (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 95 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orator's Education, Books 11–12 (The Orator's Education, #5) by Quintilian, D.A. Russell (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 95 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orator's Education, Books 3–5 (The Orator's Education, #2) by Quintilian, D.A. Russell (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 95 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orator's Education, Books 6–8 (The Orator's Education, #3) by Quintilian, Donald A. Russell (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 95 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Title Institutio Oratoria of Quintilian/Books VII-IX 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 95 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Training of an Orator, Volume IV: Training of an Orator: Volume IV. Books 10-12 by Quintilian, H.E. Butler (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 90 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lesser Declamations, Volume I by Quintilian, D.R. Shackleton Bailey (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Orator's Education (6 books)
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Institutions Oratoires (6 books)
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Quotes by Quintilian (?)

“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

tags: language, writing

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

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“There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.”
― Quintilian

tags: humility, ignorance, knowledge, learning, pride

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