We know that he has, more than any other man, the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thought.
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.
He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know.
APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.
The best sentence? The shortest.
Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.
If you can't be smart or funny, be brief.
As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.
A grave, wherever found, preaches a short and pithy sermon to the soul.
I stared up at the Erlking, and with my typical pithy brilliance said, "Uh-oh.
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.
I'm short and to the point.
