The great Chinese philosopher Confucius
wrote in maxims to avoid being circumlocutious.
[That's a word that absurdly
describes being wordy.]
Be like Confucius, not like this verbose doofus.
The philosopher Hannah Arendt
said, don't define us by how we make rent.
like Dopey and Sneezy
and George's wife "Weezy"
one should be known for how public time is spent.
The philosopher known as George Berkeley
denied the existence of all matter, curtly.
Still, when he wanted pie,
he wouldn't be denied,
but made sure he ate it covertly.