Quote by Hosea Ballou
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction. - Hosea Bal

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction. – Hosea Ballou

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Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the cowards revenge for being intimidated. – Hosea Ballou

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Hate
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A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. – Hosea Ballou

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Habits
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He replies nothing but monosyllables. I believe he would make three bites of a cherry. – Rabelais, Pantagruel

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Brevity

Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. – Author Unknown

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Brevity

I have made this [letter] longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter. – Blaise Pascal, Lettres Provinciales, 1657, translated from French

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Brevity

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. – William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style, 1918

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Brevity

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Life is a school where you learn how to remember what your soul already knows. – Author Unknown

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When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills. – Daniel Goleman

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Intelligence

Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington. – John Boehner

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The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actors work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels. – William Friedkin

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communication