The most valuable of all talents is that of never
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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
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Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief.
If any man will draw up his case, and put his nam
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If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me to turn over the sheet, he must wait my leisure.
The present letter is a very long one, simply bec
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The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter.
If you bring that sentence in for a fitting, I ca
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If you bring that sentence in for a fitting, I can have it shortened by Wednesday.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what ot
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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.
If it takes a lot of words to say what you have i
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If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a
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A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
In composing, as a general rule, run your pen thr
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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Good things, when short, are twice as good.
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Good things, when short, are twice as good.
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