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Quote by William Shakespeare
Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward

Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. – William Shakespeare

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Perseverance… keeps honor bright: to have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail in monumental mockery. – William Shakespeare

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