Uma citação com sentido similar a “The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”, de
Thomas Jefferson, é:
(A) “Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning.” (Benjamin Franklin)
(B) “Our words should be purrs instead of hisses.” (Kathrine Palmer Peterson)
(C) “As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.” (Benjamin Franklin)
(D) “By words we learn thoughts, and by thoughts we learn life.” (Jean Baptiste Girard)
(E) “A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.” (Barbara Walters)