Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

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.

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.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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."

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

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

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.