Wit Quote by Aphra Behn Download Open image ““This fellow has a glimpse of profundity.”” — Aphra Behn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Wit
“another of their acquaintances finds himself mesmerised by the way that he 'always had something of ... rivetting stupidity to say on any subject'.” — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
“A tiny bit of brilliance rubs off on you every time you interact with someone brilliant.” — Hrishikesh Agnihotri Copy Share Image
“Subtle wits like to refresh themselves with a whiff of mild indecency.” — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“There comes a time when a man must forgo familiarity and venture into uncertainty; risking obscurity, but also quite possibly… finding meaning.” — Jerry J.C. Veit Copy Share Image
“You have a gift. Not just your talent, or smarts, or luck, or— He paused and closed his mouth, as if trying to slow… — Damon Suede Copy Share Image
“I like the modern form. Anyone who absolutely has to understand everything he sees misses a lot. It's not always true that "obscure words… — Tarjei Vesaas Copy Share Image
“...he wound up misbehaving in a manner so bold and outlandishly inappropriate that it wasn't clear to him if he had lost his mind… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“You can tell a really wonderful quote by the fact that it's attributed to a whole raft of wits.” — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“It's a sorry little fact that we are often as mysterious to ourselves as we are to others.” — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
“Alas, ‘tis the bane of the innuendo as its natural tendency is to make itself obscure.” — Brenda Sloan Copy Share Image
Each moment of the happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life. - — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
“This old dead hero had one only daughter left of his race; a beauty that, to describe her truly, one need say only, she… — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
Women in London are like the rich silks; they are out of fashion a great while before they wear out. — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
“That perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.” — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
Sure, I rose the wrong way today, I have had such damn'd ill luck every way. — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet. — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to… — Aristophanes Copy Share Image
We do not claim that punning is legitimate wit. Wit consists in combination of ideas, punning in combination of words only. We wonder at… — Harriet Hosmer Copy Share Image
“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to be able to quote another's wit. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Better the fragrant herb of wit and a little cream of affability than all the pretty cups in the world. — Van Wyck Brooks Copy Share Image
That's what cricket's all about: two batsmen pitting their wits against one another — Fred Trueman Copy Share Image
“In spite of being complicated people choose superstitions over common sense.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
The difference between genuine poetry and the poetry of Dryden, Pope, and all their school, is briefly this: their poetry is conceived and composed… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
