First think up a good beginning; then think up a good ending; finally, keep them as close together as possible.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

— William Shakespeare

One rare, strange virtue in speeches, and the secret of their mastery, is, that they are short.

— Halleck

I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it short.

— Blaise Pascal

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams the more they are condensed, the deeper they bu…

— Southey

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few.