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Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.
Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.
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.
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 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.
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.
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