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    If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.

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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."

by Judith Viorst Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

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

by John Wayne Found in: Brevity Quotes, Movies Quotes,
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In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

by Horace Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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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.

by Josh Billings Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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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.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.

Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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