Quotes about Conciseness

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

It has often been said there's so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your head. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs is making a chore for the reader who reads. That's why my belief is the briefer the brief is, the greater the sigh of the reader's relief is. And that's why your books have such power and strength. You publish with shorth! (Shorth is better than length.)

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.

The written word Should be clean as bone, Clear as light, Firm as stone. Two words are not As good as one. I

In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness. ( On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers )

We both felt that the chief virtue of an interpreter consists in clarity combined with brevity.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.

It's the stuff you leave out that matters. So constantly look for things to remove, simplify, and streamline. Be a curator. Stick to what's truly essential.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.