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  1. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Owl was telling Kanga an Interesting Anecdote full of long words like Encyclopædia and Rhododendron to which Kanga wasn’t listening.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 8 “Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80986/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #aamilne #winniethepooh #kanga #owl #inattention #bore #ignoring #anecdote #blather #boredom #conversation #longwords #longwindedness #loquaciousness #vocabulary

  2. A quotation from A. A. Milne

    Owl was telling Kanga an Interesting Anecdote full of long words like Encyclopædia and Rhododendron to which Kanga wasn’t listening.

    A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
    Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 8 “Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/milne-a-a/80986/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #aamilne #winniethepooh #kanga #owl #inattention #bore #ignoring #anecdote #blather #boredom #conversation #longwords #longwindedness #loquaciousness #vocabulary

  3. A quotation from The Bible

    In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
     
    [Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται. μὴ οὖν ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς· οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὧν χρείαν ἔχετε πρὸ τοῦ ὑμᾶς αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Matthew 6: 7-8 (Jesus) [NJB (1985)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/bible-nt/75800/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #gabble #God #longwindedness #needs #omniscience #petition #prayer #wordiness

  4. A quotation from The Bible

    In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
     
    [Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται. μὴ οὖν ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς· οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὧν χρείαν ἔχετε πρὸ τοῦ ὑμᾶς αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Matthew 6: 7-8 (Jesus) [NJB (1985)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/bible-nt/75800/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #gabble #God #longwindedness #needs #omniscience #petition #prayer #wordiness

  5. A quotation from The Bible

    In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
     
    [Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται. μὴ οὖν ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς· οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὧν χρείαν ἔχετε πρὸ τοῦ ὑμᾶς αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν.]

    The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
    Matthew 6: 7-8 (Jesus) [NJB (1985)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/bible-nt/75800/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #gabble #God #longwindedness #needs #omniscience #petition #prayer #wordiness

  6. A quotation from Swift, Jonathan:

    «
    It is not a Fault in Company to talk much; but to continue it long, is certainly one; for, if the Majority of those who are got together be naturally silent or cautious, the Conversation will flag, unless it be often renewed by one among the…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/swift-jonathan/72297

    #quote #quotes #quotation #conversation #longwindedness #loquaciousness #monopolizing #shutup #soliloquy #talking #verbosity

  7. A quotation from Swift, Jonathan:

    «
    It is not a Fault in Company to talk much; but to continue it long, is certainly one; for, if the Majority of those who are got together be naturally silent or cautious, the Conversation will flag, unless it be often renewed by one among the…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/swift-jonathan/72297

    #quote #quotes #quotation #conversation #longwindedness #loquaciousness #monopolizing #shutup #soliloquy #talking #verbosity

  8. A quotation from Swift, Jonathan:

    «
    It is not a Fault in Company to talk much; but to continue it long, is certainly one; for, if the Majority of those who are got together be naturally silent or cautious, the Conversation will flag, unless it be often renewed by one among the…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/swift-jonathan/72297

    #quote #quotes #quotation #conversation #longwindedness #loquaciousness #monopolizing #shutup #soliloquy #talking #verbosity