טוֹב פִּלְפֵּל אֶחָד מִסַּל מָלֵא דְּלוּעִים

ביטוי (אנגלית)

A single pepper is better than a basket full of gourds

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A brief, sharp, wise statement is preferable to a long-winded explanation.

("Ravina said, and some say Rav Nahman bar Yitzchak: One sharp pepper is better than a basket full of gourds" (Yoma 80b), and similarly: "That is what people say: One sharp pepper is better than a basket full of gourds" (Yalkut Shimoni, Torah, Parashat Mishpatim, remez 327).