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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.  ~ by Lord SandwichMy great-grandfather used to say to his wife, my great-grandmother, who in turn told her daughter, my grandmother, who repeated it to her daughter, my mother, who used to remind her daughter, my own sister, that to talk well and eloquently was a very great art, but that an equally great one was to know the right moment to stop. ~ by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartInspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Wise Words, Witty Proverbs If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea. ~ by David BelascoA 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. ~ by William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style, 1918It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. ~ by Robert SoutheyThe present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. ~ by Blaise Pascal, translated from French, Lettres Provinciales, XVI, 1656The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~ by Thomas JeffersonBrevity is the soul of lingerie. ~ by Dorothy ParkerIn 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. ~ by Sydney SmithGood things, when short, are twice as good. ~ by Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly WisdomIf it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought. ~ by Dennis RothIf you bring that sentence in for a fitting, I can have it shortened by Wednesday. ~ by M*A*S*H, Hawkeye, The GunIt is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole books - what other men do not say in whole books. ~ by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Twilight of the IdolsMore Categories Nature Quotes Motivation Sayings Humorous Quotes Hypocrisy Sayings Democracy Quotes Confidence Sayings Light Quotes Curiosity Sayings Marriage Quotes Forgiveness Sayings
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