Intelligenti pauca
Intelligenti pauca: A few words are enough for those who understand. Two words, great thrust, enduring truth.
Stendhal's pithy words remind us that truth and beauty are always naturally scarce. To capture them one needs paucity, not abundance. The secret lies in rarity.
The ancient Greek epigram and the Roman satire are evidence that enduring truths don't…
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