"It may be observed,   in a general way, that life would be   better, distinctly If more of the people &emsp…"

"I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking. But I strongly object when they start shaking …"

"Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending--sit down."

"THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT - SECRET - 9 August 1940 - WAR CABINET - BREVITY.…"

"Amplification is the vice of modern oratory. It is an insult to an assembly of reasonable men, disgusting and revolti…"

"Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte."

"Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon."

"Le secret d'ennuyer est celui de tout dire."

"But let the wise be warned against too great readiness at explanation: it multiplies the sources of mistake, lengthen…"

"Sie wissen, dass ich langsam schreibe, allein dies kommt hauptsächlich daher, weil ich mir nie anders gefallen kann, …"