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.

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.

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

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

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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.

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.

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."