The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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.

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.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.