A polished, terse and witty remark that packs generalised knowledge into short compass:
The learn’d is happy nature to exploreThe fool is happy that he knows no more. (Pope)
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. (Johnson)
What is an Epigram? A dwarfish whole
Its body brevity, and wit its soul. (Coleridge)
France was a long despotism tempered by epigrams.
(Carlyle)
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Epigram". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=344, accessed 23 November 2024.]
