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.


Book VIII, Chapter II, 24 - De Institutione Oratoria (c. 95 AD)

Quintilian Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.