Roger Ascham
English scholar and didactic writer (1515-1568)
Roger Ascham (c. 1515 – December 23, 1568) was an English scholar and didactic writer.
Sourced quotes
- "There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise."[1]
- Simple: There is nothing like a sharpening stone to help good knowledge and a wish to learn more, as is praise.
- "He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do."[2]
- Simple: He that writes well in any language must take Aristotle's advice, to speak like the common people, and to think as wise men think.
References
- ↑ "Ascham, Roger". The Schoolmaster (book one; 1570). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2008). Retrieved on November 16, 2008
- ↑ "Ascham, Roger". Toxophilus (1570). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2008). Retrieved on November 16, 2008
Other websites
Roger Ascham on the English Wikipedia- Biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (needs subscription).
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