Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.

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.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

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.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

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.

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

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