Wit Quotes by Anonymous

I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.

— Anonymous

A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one.

— Anonymous

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

— Anonymous

And the Prince stared at her like a man out of his wits.

— Anonymous

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

— Anonymous

I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed!

— Anonymous

Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure.

— Anonymous

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

— Anonymous

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

— Anonymous

Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.

— Anonymous

A woman of haughty and fierce carriage, of a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a…

— Anonymous

A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a…

— Anonymous

I cannot imagine why we should be at the expense to furnish wit for succeeding ages, when the former have made no…

— Anonymous

My country, Right or Wrong, is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is…

— Anonymous

Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.

— Anonymous

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

— Anonymous

No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases…

— Anonymous

Why was I chosen?' 'Such questions cannot be answered,' said Gandalf. 'You may be sure that it was not for any merit…

— Anonymous

The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who…

— Anonymous

If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character.…

— Anonymous

Someone would have to keep his wits, and he had assumed automatically that since Fezzik had so few, he would find retaining…

— Anonymous

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love…

— Anonymous

...but I should say that kindliness, and sincerity, and if I may say so--modesty--are worth far more to a man, to a…

— Anonymous

O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need…

— Anonymous

He pushed himself to his feet. “Don’t lie, Sansa. I am malformed, scarred, and small, but…” she could see him groping “…abed,…

— Anonymous

Did I, my lines intend for public view,How many censures, would their faults pursue,Some would, because such words they do affect,Cry they're…

— Anonymous

A fine and beautiful life lies before thee, because thou hast a lively mind and a good wit. Thine arms are very…

— Anonymous

“In a theater, it happened that a fire started offstage. The clown came out to tell the audience. They thought it was…

— Anonymous

The most agreeable of all companions is a simple, frank man, without any high pretensions to an oppressive greatness; one who loves…

— Anonymous

Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad for the character. If I find a book really…

— Anonymous

When I was young, some women told me they loved me for my long eyelashes. I accepted. Later it was for my…

— Anonymous

...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of…

— Anonymous

I pity the shrimp that matches wits with you Jeeves

— Anonymous

Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.

— Anonymous

Sometimes I wish there was a backspace key for my mouth.

— Anonymous

No one ever answers my questions, but they always question my answers.

— Anonymous

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

— Anonymous

I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic…

— Anonymous

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind.

— Anonymous

The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable.

— Anonymous