#shortest

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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But the shortest works are always the best. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#best #shortest #works

The shortest answer is doing the thing. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#doing #shortest #thing

Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home. ↗

— James Joyce

#home #into #longest #round #run

The shortest distance between two points is under construction. ↗

— Leo Aikman

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Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#fiercest #go #her #lets #pain

I am the shortest and least funny person in my family. ↗

— Heather Donahue

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Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars. ↗

— George Mikes

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There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

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We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent. I'm just going to let time dictate how Jim's future evolves. ↗

— Thurston Moore

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