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Quote by William Shakespeare
Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward

Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. – William Shakespeare

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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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It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. – Robert Southey

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If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought. – Dennis Roth

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

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