"Simplify, then add lightness" Colin Chapman's philosophy of car design; equally applicable to technical writing.
Clint Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1 425 743 8674 | Fax: +1 425 743 8113 -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Sheahan Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:08 AM To: Andy Kass; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: OFF-Topic: Perfect Proverb for Tech Writers 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 <[email protected]> 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 Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.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/clint.owen%40craneaerospace.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new Crane Aerospace & Electronics Newsroom! http://newsroom.craneae.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/163305413682908 We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
