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Etymology
Literally, “out of brevity, a beautiful song”. The traditional proverb is used in the Kalevala (1835), but its further history is unclear.
Proverb
lyhyestä virsi kaunis
- brevity is the soul of wit (conciseness of expression is an essential characteristic of astute, perceptive, or witty remarks)
1888 [1835], trad., translated by John Martin Crawford, edited by Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala, poem XII:Hyvä on laulu loppuvasta, lyhyestä virsi kaunis- Fine the singing quickly ending, Good the song that quickly ceases