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Good things, when short, are twice as good.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
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.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
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.
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.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
