ἡ γὰρ συνήθεια δεινὴ τοῖς κατὰ μικρὸν ἐνοικειουμένοις πάθεσι πόρρω προαγαγεῖν τὸν ἄνθρωπον → for habituation has a strange power to lead men onward by a gradual familiarization of the feelings
subs.
Hold a brief for: see advocate.
adj.
Short: P. and V. βραχύς, μικρός, σμικρός, ὀλίγος.
Brief of speech: P. βραχύλογος.
Concise: P. and V. σύντομος.