Writing style

"The surest way of wearying your readers is to say everything that can be said on the subject."

"Quot pæne verba, tot sententiæ sunt; quot sensus, tot victoriæ."

"Almost every word is a sentence in itself, and every thought amounts to a demonstration."

"Difficilis optimi perfectio atque absolutio."

"Perfection and finish of the highest kind is very hard to attain."

"Limæ labor ac mora."

"The labour and tediousness of polishing (any work of art, poetry, painting, etc.) as though with a file."

"Ore rotundo."

"In well-turned phrase."

"Nec pluteum credit, nec demorsos sapit ungues."

"It does not smack of the desk, or bitten nails."

"Nihil est hirsutius illis."

"Nothing can be more rugged."