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Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someone's saying "I love you."
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someone's saying "I love you."
If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the read more
If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it short.
I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it short.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences; what others say in a whole book.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences; what others say in a whole book.