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- A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. — Lord Chesterfield
- What a pretty thing man is when he goes in his doublet and hose and leaves off his wit! — William Shakespeare
- Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts- O wicked wit and gifts, that have the… — William Shakespeare
- Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour. — Henry Fielding
- If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so… — Francis Bacon
- Painting is something that takes place among the colors, and one has to leave them alone completely, so that they can settle… — Rainer Maria Rilke
- He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit. — William Shakespeare
- He is a heavy eater of beef. Me thinks it doth harm to his wit. — William Shakespeare
- By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences,… — Samuel Johnson
- I knew the man up until our divorce - after that I didn't know the man, but it didn't stop me caring… — Cynthia Lennon
- On peut dire que son esprit brille aux dépens de sa mémoire (One may say that his wit shines by the help… — Alain-Rene Lesage
- His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock, it never is at home. — William Cowper