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Quotations
I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter — Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker 8 likes | |
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 6 likes | |
Good things, when short, are twice as good. — Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer 5 likes | |
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much. — Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor 5 likes | |
I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters. — Donald Trump, 1946-, President of the USA 4 likes | |
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. — Thomas Jefferson, 1749-1826, American President [1801-1809] 4 likes | |
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 4 likes | |
Brevity is the soul of wit. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Hamlet 4 likes | |
Struggling to be brief I become obscure. 3 likes | |
You complain, my friend, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter. — Martial, 43-104 AD, Roman poet of epigrams 3 likes | |
Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy. — Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer 3 likes | |
I have a talent for silence and brevity. I can keep silent when it seems best to do so, and when I speak I can, and do usually, quit when I am done. — Rutherford B. Hayes, 1822-1893, American President [1877-1881] 2 likes | |
Be sincere, Be brief, Be seated. — Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945] (advice to his son James on how to make a public speech) 2 likes | |
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. | |
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary | |
Everything that is exact is short. | |
Brevity never fatigues; therefore, brevity is always a welcome guest. |
Latin Quotes
[Say] much in few [words]. Multa paucis. 34 likes |
Quotes in Verse
Who is wise in love, love most, say least. — Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet 2 likes |
Funny Quotes
I shall be so brief that I have already finished. |
Ancient Greek
You should speak truthfully; you should not talk too much. Αληθόμυθον χρη είναι, ού πολύλογον. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes | |
That man is wise who can say what he wants in a minimum of words. Σοφού προς ανδρός όστις εν βραχεί πολλούς καλώς οίος τε συντέμνειν λόγους. — Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Thesmophoriazusae 5 likes | |
Brevity is the source of wit. Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείν. 4 likes | |
Hold your tongue especially in banquets. Γλώσσης κρατάν και μάλιστα εν συμποσίω. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 3 likes | |
He or silence keeps or speaks in season. Φιλεί δε σιγάν ή λέγειν τα καίρια. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian 2 likes | |
The best treasure a man can have is a sparing tongue. Γλώσσης τοι θησαυρός εν ανθρώποισιν άριστος φειδωλής. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -719 2 likes |