āBrevity is the soul of wit.ā
āGet thee to a nunnery.ā
āWolves and bears, they say, casting their savagery aside, have done like offices of pity.ā
āWhat, no more ceremony? See, my women! Against the blown rose may they stop their nose That kneel'd unto the buds.ā
āI am not bound to please thee with my answer.ā
āAway, you cut-purse rascal! you filthy bung, away! By this wine, I'll thrust my knife in your mouldy chaps, an you play the saucy cuttle with me. Away, you bottle-ale rascal! you basket-hilt stale juggler, you!ā
āSpeak on, but be not over-tedious.ā
āAnd a man's life's no more than to say "One."ā
ā[S]ince brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.ā