Art Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself; he…

— Tribhuvan Suthar

Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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

— William Shakespeare

The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw forth the…

— Jean de la Bruyere

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

— Andre Maurois

The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to be able to quote another's wit.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

“For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned;…

— Thomas Hobbes

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

— George Santayana

Your wit makes others witty.

— Catherine the Great

Wit is absolutely sociable spirit or aphoristic genius.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself.

— Jean de la Bruyere

“The really witty man does not shower forth his wit so indiscriminately;”

— Cecil B. Hartley