Thomas Wilson (rhetorician)

Thomas Wilson (1524 – 16 June 1581) was an English diplomat and judge who served as a privy councillor and Secretary of State (1577–81) to Queen Elizabeth I. He is remembered especially for his Logique (1551) and The Arte of Rhetorique (1553).

Quotes

• He that drinks well, sleeps well.
  • The Rule of Reason (1551)

The Art of Rhetorique (1560)

• A bargain is a bargain, and must stand without all exception.
  • Bk. 1

• Die we must, every mother's son of us.
  • Bk. 1

• Whom God loveth best, those he taketh soonest.
  • Bk. 1

• For they lived long enough, that have lived well enough.
  • Bk. 1

• These fine English clerks will say they speak in their mother tongue, if a man should charge them for counterfeiting the king's English.
  • Bk. 3

• Memory, called the treasure of the mind.
  • Bk. 3

• Patience is a remedy for every disease.
  • Bk. 3

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Thomas Wilson (rhetorician) on Wikipedia