Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

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.

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.

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.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

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

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

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

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

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.