Be sincere, Be brief, Be seated.
Franklin D. RooseveltTags: politeness etiquette sincerity brevity
Brevity is the soul of wit.
William ShakespeareI'd like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate wilfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better.
Tags: love nature time youth brevity
I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."
(Letter 16, 1657)
Tags: humor writing letters wit brevity conciseness correspondence pithy
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
George BurnsIt is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.
Friedrich NietzscheWe have deemed all these words necessary in order to explain that we have been traveling more slowly than was predicted, concision is not a definitive virtue, on occasion one loses out by talking too much, it is true, but how much has also been gained by saying more than was strictly necessary.
José SaramagoTags: brevity concision lengthiness wordiness
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
Shirley ConranTags: life brevity mushrooms life-is-short
When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men and women are approaching an inevitable doom: the consciousness of it should make us more kindly and considerate of each other. This feeling should make men and women use their best efforts to help their fellow travelers on the road, to make the path brighter and easier as we journey on. It should bring a closer kinship, a better understanding, and a deeper sympathy for the wayfarers who must live a common life and die a common death.
Clarence DarrowTags: life inspirational friendship pain empathy death joy understanding sympathy companionship brevity sharing consideration ease common bond camaraderie
The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.
Vladimir NabokovTags: life reality death darkness light brevity
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