Wit Quotes

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In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit and mirth and spleen about thee,… — Joseph Addison
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom. — Bertrand Russell
All Kings, and all their favorites, All glory of honors, beauties, wits, The sun itself, which makes times, as they pass, Is elder by a… — John Donne
The picture placed the busts between Adds to the thought much strength; Wisdom and Wit are little seen, But Folly 's at full length. — Jane Brereton
'T is an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend… — Jonathan Swift
The Phoenix riddle hath more wit By us, we two being one, are it. So to one neutral thing both sexes fit, We die and… — John Donne
The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labour, the love, and every aid that his… — Gertrude Jekyll
I prefer to have a great time and to keep my wits about me. — Richard Branson
I meditate for the last time on this mountain that is bare, though others all around are white with snow. Like the bare peak of… — Peter Matthiessen
Those who are born of parents broken with old age, or of such as are not yet ripe or are too young, or of drunkards,… — Thomas Willis
The Drab Age is over. Color is coming into its own again. Until very recently people were literally scared out of their wits by color.… — Dorothy Draper
I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don't think I'm capable of that. — Chris Cooper
Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. — Mary Astell
As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit. — Jim Ramstad
He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. . . . He was naturally… — John Dryden
The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our… — Benjamin Franklin
His fine wit Makes such a wound, the knife is lost in it. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
And new philosophy calls all in doubt, The element of fire is quite put out; The sun is lost, and the earth, and no man's… — John Donne
Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining… — Oliver Goldsmith

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