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Witty Quotes by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
- Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.
- Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism.
- Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.
- Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.
More Witty Quotes
- Under every stone lurks a politician. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Wit is educated insolence. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
- Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
- One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. — Jane Austen
- Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. — Richard Bach
- If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. — Tallulah Bankhead