American life Quote by Florence King

Wit in women is a jewel, which, unlike all others, borrows lustre from its setting, rather than bestows it; since nothing is so easy…

— Charles Caleb Colton

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

— George Meredith

I don't want to be classed as a humorist. It makes me feel guilty. I've never read a good tough quotable female humorist, and…

— Dorothy Parker

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.

— William Shakespeare

A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty.

— William Congreve

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.

— Tessa Dare

A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.

— William Congreve

The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty

— Dylan Moran

There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed…

— Charles Caleb Colton

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

— Rudyard Kipling

Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants.

— Elizabeth Montagu

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

— Frank Muir