Shouldn't that be: "Fewer words. Less crap."
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Mary Sheahan <mhs_tw at yahoo.com> wrote: > Both are very appropriate indeed! I'm going to post them next to these > two: > > "No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a > fig. > If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. > Let > it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripe n." -Epictetus, Discourses > > and > > "Less words. Less crap." -- Shtikl.com > > Cheers, > Mary > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Andy Kass <akass at jaspersoft.com> > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 1:51:11 PM > Subject: Re: OFF-Topic: Perfect Proverb for Tech Writers > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:01:46 -0700, "Flato, Gillian" < > gflato at nanometrics.com> > wrote: > > > > "Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, > and > >I'll understand." > > Native American Proverb > > Mmmm, proverbs and quotes, I love them. Though I have to say, my version of > the > tech writer's proverb is: > > "Ce que l'on con?oit bien s'?nonce clairement, > Et les mots pour le dire arrivent ais?ment." > > "That which is well conceived is clearly said, > And the words to say it flow with ease." > > --Nicolas Boileau-Despr?aux (1636-1711) > L'Art Po?tique (The Art of Poetry, 1674), Canto I, l. 153 > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Boileau-Despr%C3%A9aux > http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nicolas_Boileau-Despr%C3%A9aux > > Thanks, > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as mhs_tw at yahoo.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/mhs_tw%40yahoo.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as lnr at qad.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/lnr%40qad.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110421/04740afc/attachment.html>
