Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks
‹Better GutenbergThe Training of a Public SpeakerAristotle and Theophrastus · 80 of 96Contents›

The Training of a Public Speaker

by Grenville Kleiser

80 of 96 · Contents · Download EPUB

Aristotle and Theophrastus

And what shall I say of the elegance of the other disciples of Socrates? What of Aristotle? I am at a loss to know what most to admire in him, his vast and profound erudition, or the great number of his writings, or his pleasing style and manner, or the inventions and penetration of his wit, or the variety of his works. And as to Theophrastus, his elocution has something so noble and so divine that it may be said that from these qualities came his name.

← Back to The Training of a Public Speaker

Scroll to Top