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A MEDITATION

“ Speak briefly and to the point.

— Cato the Younger

via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 25

On wisdom

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A reflection

Brevity is respect for the listener's time, which is the same as respect for their life. Say it, then stop. The person who can summarize in two sentences what others take ten to say is often the one everyone ends up listening to.

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