Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Harold Edgeworth Butler (Translator), 10.1.123

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[123] I have still to deal with writers on philosophy, of whom Rome has so far produced but few who are distinguished for their style. But Cicero, who is great in every department of literature, stands out as the rival of Plato in this department as well. Brutus ¹ was an admirable writer on such themes, in which he distinguished himself far more than in his speeches: he is equal to the serious nature of his subject, and the reader realises that he feels what he says.

Institutio Oratoria. Quintilian. Harold Edgeworth Butler (Translator). Cambridge, Mass.. 1920-1922.

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[123] supersunt qui de philosophia scripserint, quo in genere paucissimos adhuc eloquentes litterae Romanae tulerunt. idem igitur M. Tullius, qui ubique, etiam in hoc opere Platonis aemulus exstitit. egregius vero multoque quam in orationibus praestantior Brutus suffecit ponderi rerum; scias eum sentire quae dicit.

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1. Brutus, omitted from Qauintilian's list of orators, was a follower of the Stoic and Academic schools. He is known to have written treatises on Virtue, Duty and Patience.

Quintilian Institutio Oratoria 10.1.123

Harold Edgeworth Butler (Translator)

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