Definition of Briefly

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Definition of Briefly
	Briefly Concisely; in few words. Related Definitions: Concisely, Few, In

Briefly Quotations

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'
Edgar Allan Poe

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
Epictetus

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
H. L. Mencken

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.
Samuel Butler

Most of the memorable events I have myself been exercised in; and, for the satisfaction of the public, will briefly relate the circumstances of my adventures, and scenes of life, from my first movement to this country until this day.
Daniel Boone

Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life- and it was you. It is not too late to find that person again.
Robert Brault

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
Horace

I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced.
Sting

In the one defence, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.
J. L. Austin

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.
Christopher Morley

Briefly Translations

briefly in German is kurz
briefly in Latin is breviter
briefly in Spanish is brevemente

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