A glance at the autumn issue of The American Scholar: Shakespeare’s Polonius -- the prototypical pundit? Catharine R. Stimpson, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University, ...
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Brevity is soul of wit in communication

The phrase “brevity is the soul of wit” comes from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. It is spoken by the character Polonius, a verbose and pompous courtier.The meaning of the phrase suggests that the ...
As the summer begins and young people set off into the broader world, often without close supervision for the first time, it’s a moment that invites reflection. What wisdom is worth passing on? What ...
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Polonius, Lord Chamberlain to the bad king in Hamlet, advises his son, Laertes, headed for Paris, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend." Well, I've loaned ...
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