Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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

FOUR FLOWERS The Sun Arose in Morning Glory with His Goldenrod Wanding Violet to Rose (to C and R Davis of Maryland).