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    According to an old proverb, what is "the soul of wit"?

    Question #12585. Asked by IMIB. (Jun 26 01 7:33 AM)


    serpa

    		From Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

    "Brevity is the soul of wit". - (Act II, Scene II).

    http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/quotes/quotes.htm

    Apr 16 10, 1:45 AM

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