As man is now constituted, to be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.
Brevity Quotes
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief. (Hamlet)
If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams – the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someone’s saying “I love you.” When someone’s saying “I love you,” he always ought to give a lot of details: Like, Why does he love you? And, How much does he love you? And, When and where did he first begin to love you? Favorable […]
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words. (Ecclesiasticus 32:8)
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
No speech can be entirely bad if it is short enough.
I shall be so brief that I have already finished.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
