Action Quote by William Wycherley Download Open image “As wit is too hard for power in council, so power is too hard for wit in action.” — William Wycherley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Action Council Hard Power Wit
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 Copy Share Image
There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Whatever has "wit enough to keep it sweet" defies corruption and outlasts all time; but the wit must be of that outward and visible… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinction. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The council is a place where everyone schemes against everyone else, and people talk incessantly about Power with a capital "Pow".” — James Alan Gardner Copy Share Image
Wit must be without effort. Wit is play, not work; a nimbleness of the fancy, not a laborious effort of the will; a license,… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Wit is the most dangerous talent you can possess. It must be guarded with great discretion and good-nature, otherwise it will create you many… — John Gregory Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We take life too seriously: the office of wit is to correct this tendency. — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is possible to stab oneself in one's own back. — Geoffrey Bocca Copy Share Image
He's a fool that marries; but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be/Yet such wherein men may thy judgment see. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Conversation augments pleasure and diminishes pain by our having shares in either; for silent woes are greatest, as silent satisfaction leas; since sometimes our… — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
I love to be envied, and would not marry a wife that I alone could love; loving alone is as dull as eating alone. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Action is a powerful thing. When you smile through your sadness, it can completely change your outlook. Try it! Smile :) Now hold onto… — Leticia Rae Copy Share Image
