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François de La Rochefoucauld: As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so it is of…

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so it is of small wits to talk much, and say nothing.

In today’s wordsJust as great minds say much in few words, small minds talk a lot and say nothing.

François de La RochefoucauldCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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