Advantage Quote by Alexander Pope

The best thing next to wit is a consciousness that it is not in us; without wit, a man might then know how to…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Wit never appears to greater advantage than when it is successfully exerted to relieve from a dilemma, palliate a deficiency, or cover a retreat.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Wit is the most dangerous talent you can possess. It must be guarded with great discretion and good-nature, otherwise it will create you many…

— John Gregory

Wit is absolutely sociable spirit or aphoristic genius.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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

— Anonymous

Wit gives an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.

— William Penn

No matter how much restriction civilization imposes on the individual, he nevertheless finds some way to circumvent it. Wit is the best safety valve…

— Sigmund Freud