Complaining Quote by Samuel Johnson Download Open image “He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.” — Samuel Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Complaining Provoked Smart Tongue Wit
He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it. — James Boswell Copy Share Image
A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happen to border on abuse. A little genius… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
He is forced to be literate about the illiterate, witty about the witless and coherent about the incoherent. — John Crosby Copy Share Image
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever. — Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt Copy Share Image
He who cannot shine by thought, seeks to bring himself into notice by a witticism. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The cherubim were never intended as an object of worship, because they were only the appendices to another thing. But a thing is then… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
I have that need in me, I want everyone to love me, but I'm embarrassed by that need, so I wanted to cover it… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
People who are complaining about the Fed are people who've been predicting runaway inflation for five and six years, and it hasn't happened. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The one thing I absolutely hate about social media are the people who abuse it. Whenever I see a person who constantly posts negative… — Jazmin Garcia Copy Share Image
They have no right to complain! If women were cool with knowing their man is cheating on them then they have no right to… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain? — Billie Burke Copy Share Image
I think we need to talk about mental illness a lot more. People complain about tax dollars and say we don't have the money.… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth. Ivory is the soap that… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
