Quoteworthy: Cicero – Be Brief

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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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