Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books - what other men read more

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books - what other men do not say in whole books.