Wit Quotes

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Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. — Alexander Pope
There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. — Alexander Pope
One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit. — Alexander Pope
Wit and playfulness represent a desperately serious transcendence of evil. Humor is both a form of wisdom and a means of survival. — Tom Robbins
Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Conceit causes more conversation than wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for… — Richard Roeper
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the… — Theodore Roosevelt
Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification. — Helen Rowland
The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront it militarily. So, all you have is your wits and… — Arundhati Roy
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell
Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. — William Shakespeare
There's many a man has more hair than wit. — William Shakespeare
Brevity is the soul of wit. — William Shakespeare
He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike. — William Shakespeare

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