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Although there is no substitute for merit in writing, clarity comes closest to being one.

E. B. White
Writing, Merit, Clarity
"The Elements of Style". Book by E. B. White, Ch. V: An Approach to Style, 1959.
Although there is no substitute for merit in writing, clarity comes closest to being one.