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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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.
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.
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.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
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.