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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1548 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1548
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Brevity is the soul of wit. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act ii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
A short saying oft contains much wisdom.—Sophocles: Aletes, frag. 99. [back]