57 Quotes About Brevity

I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."(Letter 16, 1657)

I'd like to get away from earth awhileAnd then come back to it and begin over.May no fate wilfully misunderstand meAnd half grant what I wish and snatch me awayNot to return. Earth's the right place for love:I don't know where it's likely to go better.

Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it?

To write good poems is the secret of brevity.

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.

Boldness is the brevity of being.

We often say a lot about ourselves by saying only a few words, or nothing at all.

Every moment of the day there should be someone shouting from the rooftops, "Life, enjoy it while you can.

The intensity of the pleasure derived from an orgasm is compensation for its brevity.