τὸ λακωνίζειν ἐστὶ φιλοσοφεῖν
βίος ἀνεόρταστος μακρὴ ὁδὸς ἀπανδόκευτος → a life without feasting is a long journey without an inn | a life without festivals is a long journey without inns | a life without festivals is a long road without inns | a life without festivity is a long road without an inn | a life without festivity is like a long road without an inn | a life without holidays is like a long road without taverns | a life without parties is a long journey without inns | a life without public holidays is a long road without hotels
Translations
Arabic: خير الكلام ما قل ودل; Catalan: poquet i bo / poques paraules i ben dites / poques raons i ben dites / com més curt, millor / la brevetat i l'exactitud són una virtut; Chinese Mandarin: 言以簡為貴, 言以简为贵, 言貴簡潔, 言贵简洁; Danish: korthed er videns sjæl; English: brevity is a way of philosophy, brevity is the best policy, brevity is the soul of wit, less is more, speaking like a Lacedaemonian is to philosophize, speaking like a Laconian is to philosophize, speaking like a Spartan is to philosophize; Finnish: lyhyestä virsi kaunis; French: la brièveté est l'âme de l'esprit, dire peu comme les Lacédémoniens est une philosophie, parler peu comme les Lacédémoniens est une philosophie, la concision est la source de l'esprit, la concision est mère de la sagesse; German: in der Kürze liegt die Würze; Hindi: संक्षिप्तता बुद्धि की आत्मा है; Polish: zwięzłość jest istotą dowcipu; Russian: краткость — сестра таланта; Spanish: la brevidad es el alma del talento, hablar lacónicamente es filosofar, lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno, más vale buen callar que mal hablar, la palabra es plata y el silencio es oro
