Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Nothing so strong, nothing so persuasive, as simplicity!”
- Source
- The Simple Life
- Date
- 1901
- English wording
- Mary Louise Hendee — Translator · from French
Meaning of “Nothing so strong, nothing so persuasive, as simplicity!”
Wagner argues that direct expression can carry persuasive force precisely because it removes ornament and lets the underlying idea stand more clearly.
Where does it come from?
The Simple Life, Chapter IV, “Simplicity of Speech,” Mary Louise Hendee translation, Project Gutenberg #23092; the claim is rhetorical advice about plain expression.
