The bravest men are subject most to chance.—Dryden.
The truly brave are soft of heart and eyes.—Byron.
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.—George Eliot.
Brevity.—To make pleasures pleasant shorten them.—Charles Buxton.
Was there ever anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?—Johnson.
A sentence well couched takes both the sense and understanding. I love not those cart-rope speeches that are longer than the memory of man can fathom.—Feltham.
I saw one excellency was within my reach—it was brevity, and I determined to obtain it.—Jay.
Be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.—Southey.
Concentration alone conquers.—Charles Buxton.
The more an idea is developed, the more concise becomes its expression: the more a tree is pruned, the better is the fruit.—Alfred Bougeart.