To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.
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There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
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Roger Ascham (15)
Birth: | 1515 |
Death: | 30th December, 1568 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Scholar, Writer |
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Roger Ascham was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He acted as Princess Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548–50, and served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
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