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If you bring that sentence in for a fitting, I can have it shortened by Wednesday Picture Quote #1

If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought Picture Quote #1

You evidently feel that brevity is the soul of widowhood Picture Quote #1

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity Picture Quote #1

Let those who thoughtfully consider the brevity of life remember the length of eternity Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books Picture Quote #1

If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea Picture Quote #1

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity Picture Quote #1

Brevity is the soul of wit Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him be taught to throw down his arms and surrender to truth as soon as he perceives it, whether the truth is born at his rival’s doing or within himself from some change in his ideas Picture Quote #1

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With this sense of the splendour of our experience and of its awful brevity, gathering all we are into one desperate effort to see and touch, we shall hardly have time to make theories about the things we see and touch Picture Quote #1

When we have learned how to listen to trees, then the brevity and the quickness and the childlike hastiness of our thoughts achieve an incomparable joy. Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness Picture Quote #1

True brevity of expression consists in a man only saying what is worth saying, while avoiding all diffuse explanations of things which every one can think out for himself Picture Quote #1

A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work Picture Quote #1

Brevity is the best recommendation of a speech, not only in the case of a senator, but in that, too; of an orator Picture Quote #1

The brevity of human life gives a melancholy to the profession of the architect Picture Quote #1

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The story of a life can be as long or as short as the teller wishes. Whether the life is tragic or enlightened, the classic gravestone inscription marking simply the dates of birth and death has, in its brevity, much to recommend it Picture Quote #1

It is the brevity of life which makes it tolerable; its experiences have value because they have an end Picture Quote #1

The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality Picture Quote #1

After spending the last few years working on a serious novel set in Chechnya, I was drawn to both the brevity and casualness of Twitter, and wrote a series of tweets titled ‘The Erotic Inner Life of Mr. Bates from Downton Abbey.’ Picture Quote #1

One false word, one extra word, and somebody’s thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you’re going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words Picture Quote #1

Filter your pain through the brevity of this life and the unending beauty of the next Picture Quote #1

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Short stories consume you faster. They’re connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they’re also a total joy Picture Quote #1

Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life Picture Quote #1

Children should not be coddled in their intellectual training any more than in their physical; and though the studies should be made interesting the interest should arise out of the studies themselves. We have bred a generation that cannot digest anything intellectual but tablets of peptonized food. One sees that in the popular papers with their brevity, still increasing in brevity as far as brevity can increase, and in the capacity for thought of our rulers Picture Quote #1

Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means Picture Quote #1

$The breaking up of the terrestrial globe, this it is we witness. It doubtless began a long time ago, and the brevity of human life enables us to contemplate it without dismay. It is not only in the great mountain ranges that the traces of this process are found. Great segments of the earth’s crust have sunk hundreds, in some cases, even thousands, of feet deep, and not the slightest inequality of the surface remains to indicate the fracture; the different nature of the rocks and the discoveries made in mining alone reveal its presence. Time has levelled all Picture Quote #1$

Brevity is the soul of command. Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point–and couch your desires in such natural logic that no one can raise objections. Then move on Picture Quote #1

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If you bring that sentence in for a fitting, I can have it shortened by Wednesday (Brevity Quotes) If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought (Brevity Quotes) You evidently feel that brevity is the soul of widowhood (Brevity Quotes) Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity (Brevity Quotes) Let those who thoughtfully consider the brevity of life remember the length of eternity (Brevity Quotes) 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 (Brevity Quotes) It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books (Brevity Quotes) If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea (Brevity Quotes) My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity (Brevity Quotes) Brevity is the soul of wit (Brevity Quotes) 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 (Brevity Quotes) Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him be taught to throw down his arms and surrender to truth as soon as he perceives it, whether the truth is born at his rival’s doing or within himself from some change in his ideas (Brevity Quotes) With this sense of the splendour of our experience and of its awful brevity, gathering all we are into one desperate effort to see and touch, we shall hardly have time to make theories about the things we see and touch (Brevity Quotes) When we have learned how to listen to trees, then the brevity and the quickness and the childlike hastiness of our thoughts achieve an incomparable joy. Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness (Brevity Quotes) True brevity of expression consists in a man only saying what is worth saying, while avoiding all diffuse explanations of things which every one can think out for himself (Brevity Quotes) A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work (Brevity Quotes) Brevity is the best recommendation of a speech, not only in the case of a senator, but in that, too; of an orator (Brevity Quotes) The brevity of human life gives a melancholy to the profession of the architect (Brevity Quotes) The story of a life can be as long or as short as the teller wishes. Whether the life is tragic or enlightened, the classic gravestone inscription marking simply the dates of birth and death has, in its brevity, much to recommend it. (Brevity Quotes) It is the brevity of life which makes it tolerable; its experiences have value because they have an end. (Brevity Quotes) The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality (Brevity Quotes) After spending the last few years working on a serious novel set in Chechnya, I was drawn to both the brevity and casualness of Twitter, and wrote a series of tweets titled ‘The Erotic Inner Life of Mr. Bates from Downton Abbey.’ (Brevity Quotes) One false word, one extra word, and somebody’s thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you’re going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words. (Brevity Quotes) Filter your pain through the brevity of this life and the unending beauty of the next (Brevity Quotes) Short stories consume you faster. They’re connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they’re also a total joy (Brevity Quotes) Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life (Brevity Quotes) Children should not be coddled in their intellectual training any more than in their physical; and though the studies should be made interesting the interest should arise out of the studies themselves. We have bred a generation that cannot digest anything intellectual but tablets of peptonized food. One sees that in the popular papers with their brevity, still increasing in brevity as far as brevity can increase, and in the capacity for thought of our rulers (Brevity Quotes) Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means (Brevity Quotes) The breaking up of the terrestrial globe, this it is we witness. It doubtless began a long time ago, and the brevity of human life enables us to contemplate it without dismay. It is not only in the great mountain ranges that the traces of this process are found. Great segments of the earth’s crust have sunk hundreds, in some cases, even thousands, of feet deep, and not the slightest inequality of the surface remains to indicate the fracture; the different nature of the rocks and the discoveries made in mining alone reveal its presence. Time has levelled all (Brevity Quotes) Brevity is the soul of command. Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point–and couch your desires in such natural logic that no one can raise objections. Then move on (Brevity Quotes)

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