Conciseness Quotes
- I then began to study arithmetical questions without any great apparent result, and without suspecting that they could have the least connexion with my previous… — Henri Poincare
- Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness. — Edouard Manet
- Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.... — Hosea Ballou
- In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness. — Samuel Johnson
- Despots play their part in the works of thinkers. Fettered words are terrible words. The writer doubles and trebles the power of his writing when… — Victor Hugo
- My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files… — Yusef Komunyakaa
- Conciseness is underrated — Sarah Dessen