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Brevity is the soul of wit.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
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.
