Quotes

Quotes about Brevity


Brevity is the soul of wit.

William Shakespeare

Life is so, often grossly so, so that a playmaker feels himself to be a better contriver than God or Fate or who runs the mad world. The madness is in the brevity of time

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Hosea Ballou

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someone's saying "I love you."

Judith Viorst

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Dorothy Parker

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

William Shakespeare

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Robert Cicero

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Robert Cicero

What is an epigram? a dwarfish whole, Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time.

W.J. Davison

For brevity is very good, Where we are, or are not understood.

Samuel Butler (1)

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Jean Paul

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