Quotes by Southey, Robert

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie r >>

I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when >>

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs he >>

Quotations about Brevity

Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flou >>

The fewer the words, the better the prayer. >>

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. >>

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -- the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.

Southey, Robert