Brevity is the soul of wit
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Brevity is the soul of wit, as Shakespeare told us.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2017
"Brevity is the soul of wit," he says.
From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2011
Brevity is the soul of wit, and of many other virtues in writing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Brevity is the soul of wit, and a part of Lincoln's reputation for wit lies in his ability to condense a great deal into a few words.
From The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him by Browne, Francis F. (Francis Fisher)
The motto I always follow is, "Brevity is the soul of wit."
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 by Various
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