Wit Quotes

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Belief in form, but disbelief in content - that's what makes an aphorism charming. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit. — Douglas William Jerrold
Writing well is at one and the same time good thinking, good feeling, and good expression; it is having wit, soul, and taste, all together. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Is it possible your pragmatical worship should not know that the comparisons made between wit and wit, courage and courage, beauty and beauty, birth and… — Miguel de Cervantes
A man often runs the risk of throwing away a witticism if he admits that it is his own. — Jean de la Bruyere
An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught. — Benjamin Franklin
Fat paunches have lean pates, and dainty bits Make rich the ribs, but backrout quite the wits. — William Shakespeare
Great men may jest with saints; 'tis wit in them; But, in the less foul profanation. — William Shakespeare
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but not when someone's saying "I love you. — Judith Viorst
Wit is cultured insolence. — Aristotle
Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed.. It is only fair to admit that… — Oscar Wilde
Amazingly, much of the best cartoon work was done early on in the medium's history. The early cartoonists, with no path before them, produced work… — Bill Watterson
Well, something must be done for May, The time is drawing nigh-- To figure in the Catalogue, And woo the public eye. Something I must… — Thomas Hood
Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting of extremes round a corner. — Leigh Hunt
It takes a hell of a lot for a man to put up with me. I can be a handful. — Michael Jordan
Wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. — John Dryden
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long. — John Dryden
Women's beauty, like men's wit, is generally fatal to the owners. — Lord Chesterfield
If you have wit, use it to please and not to hurt: you may shine like the sun in the temperate zones without scorching. — Lord Chesterfield
Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the… — George Herbert

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