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 and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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

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

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.

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.

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.