Frail Quote by Thomas Overbury

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

— William Congreve

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

And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind.

— Thomas Shadwell

There is naught a man or woman can not learn who hath the wit.

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

Wit is that which has been often thought, but never before was well expressed.

— Samuel Johnson

Wit lies in the likeness of things that are different, and in the difference of things that are alike.

— Madame de Stael

True wit, to every man, is that which falls on another.

— Walter Savage Landor

Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.

— Agnes Repplier

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.

— Mark Twain

Wit and wisdom are born with a man.

— John Selden

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

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

— Elizabeth Montagu