He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak… — 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 the wise men do; and so should every man understand him, and the judgement of the wise man allow him.

1545
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Ascham, Roger. "To All Gentlemen and Yeoman of England." Toxophilus. London: Murray, 1545.

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