In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.
Source: On the Bravery of the English Common Soldier, in Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., vol. 10, ed. by Sir John Hawkins, 1787.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.