Wednesday, February 16, 2005

 

Brevity and Prolixity

La Rochefoucauld, Maxims 142 (tr. J.W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell):
As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.

Comme c'est le caractère des grands esprits de faire entendre en peu de paroles beaucoup de choses, les petits esprits au contraire ont le don de beaucoup parler, et de ne rien dire.



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