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Ep. LIV. On Laconicism.

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On Laconicism. To be laconic is not merely, as you suppose, to write few words, but to say a great deal in few words. Thus I call Homer very brief and Antimachus lengthy. Why? Because I measure the length by the matter and not by the letters.

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Select Letters Of Saint Gregory Nazianzen

A collection of correspondence from St. Gregory Nazianzen, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, addressing ecclesiastical concerns including heretical movements threatening the church and calling for pastoral care and doctrinal unity.

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