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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.
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 is a great charm of eloquence
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
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.
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.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
