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"Quidquid praecipies, esto brevis.(Whatever advice you give, be brief.)"

Horace, Roman Poet

Brevity, Advice, Wisdom, Clarity

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"Quidquid praecipies, esto brevis.(Whatever advice you give, be brief.)"

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