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#38 - Brevity is the soul of wit (Hamlet)

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English

Brevity is the soul of wit

Spanish

Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

The good, if brief, twice as good

Hindi

बात अच्छी छोटी होनी चाहिए

Good things should be short

Swahili

Heri machache, lakini mazuri.

Better few, but good

Chinese

言以简洁为贵

Brevity is golden

Russian

Лучше меньше да лучше.

Better less, but better

Arabic

خير الكلام ما قلّ ودلّ

Good brevity makes sense
Shared Wisdom: Get to the point

Percentage represents common usage of key words
Brief - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)
Good - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)

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