Advantage Quote by Christian Nestell Bovee

A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is, that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the…

— Alexander Pope

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success depends upon the aptitude of others to receive impressions;…

— Samuel Johnson

Wit gives an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.

— William Penn

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it…

— William Penn

The best thing next to wit is a consciousness that it is not in us; without wit, a man might then know how to…

— Jean de la Bruyere

wit is often its own worst enemy.

— Maria Edgeworth

Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Utilising wit in the thick of battle will be your key to victory.

— Hidetaka Miyazaki

Confidence in conversation has a greater share than wit.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The key to spontaneous wit is an unburdened mind.

— Darwin Ortiz