Every witticism is an inexact thought; that which is perfectly true is imperfectly witty. — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“...it's unsportsmanlike to engage in a battle of wits with anyone who is obviously unarmed.” — Lilian Jackson Braun Copy Share Image
He who cannot shine by thought, seeks to bring himself into notice by a witticism. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Besides, every experience is of value, and whatever one may say against marriage, it is certainly an experience.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
A city (Paris) where great ideas perish, done to death by a witticism. — Honore De Balzac Copy Share Image
One should have wit, but not wish to have it; otherwise there will be witticism, the Alexandrian style of wit. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happen to border on abuse. A… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
If you are a stand-up you can hone your material over successive performances, based on the audience response. Changing a single word… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
“That was the problem with snide comments; they invariably lost all their punch on repetition. Besides, when facing impending death, what did… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
As H.L. Mencken once said, 'nobody ever when broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.' Our show [All in the Family]… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is the more calamitous in a drawn-out and… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
Just as the witticism brings two very different real objects under one concept, the pun brings two different concepts, by the assistance… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“But this small episode is as good an illustration as any of the hazards of uttering witticisms. By the very nature of… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
“How gratifying it is to amuse. How easy it gets to toss off a witticism to ease any awkwardness, to sidestep any… — Caroline Kettlewell Copy Share Image
“The lads I've met in cupid's deadlock Were - shall we say? - born out of wedlock” — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
I saw that my witticism was unperceived and quietly replaced it in the treasury of my mind. — Flann O'Brien Copy Share Image
If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
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