When this was still the mode to forward letters, the following sentence was just as true as today:
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”
This quote or very close versions thereof have been attributed to various authors over the years, Blaise Pascal, Mark Twain, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Johann Wolfgan von Goethe, Jonathan Swift, Heinrich von Kleist, and probably some others.
Axel Haitzer, a modern day recruiting and training expert, explained the sentiment thus:
“What hasn’t been thought completely through requires a lot of words.”
“Nicht zu Ende Gedachtes beansprucht viele Wörter.”
But letter writing can also be something quite different. Many years ago I took a class in calligraphy which basically is writing letters beautifully. I have only a few sheets still of what I did then. One of my first attempts:
And one with a sentiment I often expressed, although seldom as beautifully:
Wednesday Quotes: Letter Writing
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so true!
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heheheh too true!
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Lovely quote and I am very impressed by your calligraphy.
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Thanks. But a long time ago, I’m happy if I can still write my name more or less beautifully,
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I’m sure you still possess the talent.
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It needs practice to keep it up.
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That’s true. But it comes back quickly because you’ve done it before
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Lovely writing Elke.
I had a writing book of all different styles as a kid. I loved using, well trying to, different styles in the heading of school projects
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The only one I can still do properly is the old German style of writing. But you need a decent nib to do it properly.
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