“For I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning as is praise.”
Quotes by Roger Ascham
“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: and so should every man understand him, and the judgment of wise men allow him.”
“The least learned, for the most part, have been always most ready to write.”
Roger AschamRoger Ascham was an influential English scholar and didactic writer, renowned for his contributions to education and prose style. He championed the use of the vernacular in literature, advocating for ...