"I saw one excellency was within my reach……" — John Jay

More Brevity Quotes

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• Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. — Jean de la Bruyere
• The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two… — George Burns
• Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Brevity - the sister of talent. — Anton Chekhov
• Whatever advice you give, be short. — Horace
• The breaking up of the terrestrial globe, this it is we witness. It doubtless began a long time ago, and… — Eduard Suess
• Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for… — Michel de Montaigne
• Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination. — Louise Brooks
• My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity. — William Zinsser
• Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity. — William Zinsser
• What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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