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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.
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.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
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 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."
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.