Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.