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title: "4 Battle of wits Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Life is a battle of wits, and many people have to fight it unarmed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-esar/life-is-a-battle-of-wits-and-many-people-have-to-fight-it-unarmed/)

[Evan Esar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-esar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/evan-esar-1689_battle_life-is-a-battle-of-wits-and-many-people_3779.jpg)

> [I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/i-refuse-to-have-a-battle-of-wits-with-an-unarmed-man/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/oscar-wilde-16_battle_i-refuse-to-have-a-battle-of-wits-with-a_468115.jpg)

> [Never get involved in a land war in Asia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/never-get-involved-in-a-land-war-in-asia/)

[William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/william-goldman-1095_asia_never-get-involved-in-a-land-war-in-asia_1840731.png)

> [Ignorance is a poor tool in a battle of wits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/ignorance-is-a-poor-tool-in-a-battle-of-wits/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/thomas-jefferson-43_battle_ignorance-is-a-poor-tool-in-a-battle-of_2066277.jpg)

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