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In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
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.
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
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.
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
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.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
