Brevity is the soul of wit.http://www.two-sdg.demon.co.uk/curbralan/papers/BrevityIsTheSoulOfWit.htmlKevlin HenneyNote, that when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus brevity is a by-product of vigour.http://www.two-sdg.demon.co.uk/curbralan/papers/BrevityIsTheSoulOfWit.htmlWilliam Strunk Jr