Brevity
Brevity ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin brevitas, from brevis short: compare French brièvité. See Brief.]
1.
Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
2.
Contraction into few words; conciseness.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity.