Wit Quotes

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Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit. — Danny Wallace
What a measly epitaph that would make: 'They saw it coming, but hadn't the wit to stop it happening.' — Sara Parkin
A heartwarming tale of Christmas past that's chock full of all the wit and hilarity we admire in America's favorite humorist--Mark Twain. Carlo DeVito brings… — Gilbert King
Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them. — Michel Faber
Lysley Tenorio is a writer of sly wit and lively inventionâ€”these are stories bursting with wonders (from monster movies and leper colonies, to faith-healers and… — Peter Ho Davies
It should be noted, as with so many legends and popularly accepted truths created out of political motivation: There, in fact, is no evidence that… — Zeena Schreck
For the thinker the world is a thought; for the wit, an image; for the enthusiast, a dream; for the inquirer, truth. — Ludwig Buchner
The true felicity of a lover of books is the luxurious turning of page by page, the surrender, not meanly abject, but deliberate and cautious,… — Edith Wharton
A cheerful temper, joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured. — Joseph Addison
When the age is in, the wit is out — William Shakespeare
You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Wealth can be created. Wit and intelligence can't. — Nicole Williams
We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals. — Harry Hay
There are a whole lot of people who are so freakin' busyâ€”they've so cluttered up their livesâ€”they're at their wits' end. And if they'd only… — Mike Yaconelli
What are wits for unless a man uses them? — Ellis Peters
From authors whom I read more than once I learn to value the weight of words and to delight in their meter and cadence --… — Lewis H. Lapham
Reason leavened with a little wit (if possible) is the real alternative to hate speech, meaning that there's no better time for it. — Walter Kirn
There is not less wit nor invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that… — Pierre Bayle
Ryan Alvanos is an offbeat, insanely inventive singer-songwriter who sneaks up on you with a sly wit and subtle power. — Steve Morse

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