"Opto autem, ut sapientum Principum consilio, et autoritate aliquando, et ex aliarum gentium Ecclesiis, et nostris, pi…"

"Ab ipso colaphos acceperim or Ab ipso colaphos accepi."

"It does not make such a difference whether you are simply mute or employ no art for speaking. For it is not feasible …"

"How miserable is the condition of men when the better a thing is, the further it recedes from our sight and the less …"

"No one will be able to speak suitably and clearly about anything unless he has shaped his speech by some art, by imit…"

"Does the painter imitate the body correctly if he guides his brush without any method, and if his hand is moved at ra…"

"You can see for what reason I commend the study of eloquence to you—because we can neither explain what we ourselves …"

"Sagacity and eloquence are linked together to such an extent that they cannot be torn asunder for any reason."

"What do you believe was on the mind of the ancient Romans that they called the arts of speaking humanity? They judged…"

"Man is the crowning of history and the realization of poetry, the free and living bond which unites all nature to tha…"