Compactness Quotes

Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form,grace, strength, compactness, and the harness and brilliance of a diamond. (Patañjali)
We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted whole. View quote
Arthur Erickson
Oak... lasts for an unlimited period when buried in underground structures... when exposed to moisture... it cannot take in liquid on account of its compactness, but, withdrawing from the moisture, it resists it and warps, thus making cracks. View quote
Vitruvius
You [Albanians] are a separate people, just like the Persians and the Arabs, who have the same religion as the Turks. Your ancestors existed before the Romans and the Turks. Religion has nothing to do with nationality and statehood... the question of religious beliefs must be kept well in mind, must be handled with great care, because the religious feelings of the people must not be offended. These feelings have been cultivated in the people for many centuries, and great patience is called for on this question, because the stand towards it is important for the compactness and unity of the people. View quote
Joseph Stalin
What is the real function, the essential function, the supreme function, of language Isn't it merely to convey ideas and emotions Certainly. Then if we can do it with words of fonetic brevity and compactness, why keep the present cumbersome forms. View quote
Mark Twain