"It is worse to be irresolute than to…" — William Strunk, Jr.

"It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong."

— William Strunk, Jr.

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28 Quotes by William Strunk, Jr.

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Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This…
The situation is perilous, but there is still one chance of escape.
If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!
Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The…
A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place,
The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.
A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than…
In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he…
In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned…
This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study…

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