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Wit Quotes

Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet Picture Quote #1

The wise men of old have sent most of their morality down the stream of time in the light skiff of apothegm or epigram; and the proverbs of nations, which embody the commonsense of nations, have the brisk concussion of the most sparkling wit Picture Quote #1

Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip Picture Quote #1

I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom Picture Quote #1

Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit Picture Quote #1

Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others. Sometimes it does. But the danger is, that while a man grows better pleased with himself, he may be growing less pleasing to others. Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has presented Picture Quote #1

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The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable Picture Quote #1

Genius is, to be sure, not a matter of arbitrariness, but rather of freedom, just as wit, love, and faith, which once shall become arts and disciplines. We should demand genius from everybody, without, however, expecting it Picture Quote #1

It is often a sign of wit not to show it, and not to see that others want it Picture Quote #1

He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom Picture Quote #1

Women ought not to know their own wit, because they will still be showing it, and so spoil it Picture Quote #1

As wit is too hard for power in council, so power is too hard for wit in action Picture Quote #1

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One thing I don’t need is any more apologies I got sorry greetin me at my front door you can keep yrs I don’t know what to do wit em they don’t open doors or bring the sun back they don’t make me happy or get a mornin paper didn’t nobody stop usin my tears to wash cars cuz a sorry Picture Quote #1

To many women mistake a man’s hostility for wit and his silence for depth Picture Quote #1

Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety Picture Quote #1

That night as I lay in bed, I thought of several things I could have said and mourned the fact that my wit usually bloomed late, peaking when it no longer mattered, during the solitary hours close to midnight Picture Quote #1

The soul grows into lovely habits as easily as into ugly ones, and the moment a life begins to blossom into beautiful words and deeds, that moment a new standard of conduct is established, and your eager neighbors look to you for a continuous manifestation of the good cheer, the sympathy, the ready wit, the comradeship, or the inspiration, you once showed yourself capable of. Bear figs for a season or two, and the world outside the orchard is very unwilling you should bear thistles Picture Quote #1

Better to operate with detachment, then; better to have a way but infuse it with a little humor; best, to have no way at all but to have instead the wit constantly to make one’s way anew from the materials at hand Picture Quote #1

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Books fall open, you fall in, delighted where you’ve never been; hear voices not once heard before, reach world on world through door on door; find unexpected keys to things locked up beyond imaginings. What might you be, perhaps become, because one book is somewhere? Some wise delver into wisdom, wit, and wherewithal has written it. True books will venture, dare you out, whisper secrets, maybe shout across the gloom to you in need, who hanker for a book to read Picture Quote #1

One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it’s kind of cool when you crack up a piece of writing, and then realize you wrote it. I recommend this feeling Picture Quote #1

It is one of the triumphs of human wit... to conquer by humility and submissiveness... to make oneself small in order to appear great... such... are often the expedients of the neurotic Picture Quote #1

Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural things. It is more exciting to stand still than to dance. Silence is more eloquent than speech. Water is more stimulating than wine. Fresh air is more intoxicating than cigarette smoke. Sunlight is more subtle than electric light. The scent of grass is more luxurious than the most expensive perfume. The slow, simple observations of the peasant are more wise than the most sparkling epigrams of the latest wit Picture Quote #1

A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool Picture Quote #1

The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy Picture Quote #1

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As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers Picture Quote #1

Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable Picture Quote #1

There’s a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It amazes me how some of these little numbers with dreamy looks and a dead pan are getting away wit it. I’d hate to see them on stage with a dog act Picture Quote #1

Science is history arranged according to the superstition and taste of the moment. The vocabulary of scholars has no wit, no salt. These heavy tomes have no soul, they are filled with distress Picture Quote #1

Wit and puns aren’t just decor in the mind; they’re essential signs that the mind knows it’s on, recognizes its own software, can spot the bugs in its own program Picture Quote #1

My wit is more polished than your mustache. The truth which I speak strikes more sparks from men’s hearts than your spurs do from the cobblestones Picture Quote #1

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Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet (Wit Quotes) The wise men of old have sent most of their morality down the stream of time in the light skiff of apothegm or epigram; and the proverbs of nations, which embody the commonsense of nations, have the brisk concussion of the most sparkling wit (Wit Quotes) Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip (Wit Quotes) I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom (Wit Quotes) Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit (Wit Quotes) Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others. Sometimes it does. But the danger is, that while a man grows better pleased with himself, he may be growing less pleasing to others. Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has presented (Wit Quotes) The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable (Wit Quotes) Genius is, to be sure, not a matter of arbitrariness, but rather of freedom, just as wit, love, and faith, which once shall become arts and disciplines. We should demand genius from everybody, without, however, expecting it (Wit Quotes) It is often a sign of wit not to show it, and not to see that others want it (Wit Quotes) He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom (Wit Quotes) Women ought not to know their own wit, because they will still be showing it, and so spoil it (Wit Quotes) As wit is too hard for power in council, so power is too hard for wit in action (Wit Quotes) One thing I don’t need is any more apologies I got sorry greetin me at my front door you can keep yrs I don’t know what to do wit em they don’t open doors or bring the sun back they don’t make me happy or get a mornin paper didn’t nobody stop usin my tears to wash cars cuz a sorry (Wit Quotes) To many women mistake a man’s hostility for wit and his silence for depth (Wit Quotes) Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety (Wit Quotes) That night as I lay in bed, I thought of several things I could have said and mourned the fact that my wit usually bloomed late, peaking when it no longer mattered, during the solitary hours close to midnight (Wit Quotes) The soul grows into lovely habits as easily as into ugly ones, and the moment a life begins to blossom into beautiful words and deeds, that moment a new standard of conduct is established, and your eager neighbors look to you for a continuous manifestation of the good cheer, the sympathy, the ready wit, the comradeship, or the inspiration, you once showed yourself capable of. Bear figs for a season or two, and the world outside the orchard is very unwilling you should bear thistles (Wit Quotes) Better to operate with detachment, then; better to have a way but infuse it with a little humor; best, to have no way at all but to have instead the wit constantly to make one’s way anew from the materials at hand (Wit Quotes) Books fall open, you fall in, delighted where you’ve never been; hear voices not once heard before, reach world on world through door on door; find unexpected keys to things locked up beyond imaginings. What might you be, perhaps become, because one book is somewhere? Some wise delver into wisdom, wit, and wherewithal has written it. True books will venture, dare you out, whisper secrets, maybe shout across the gloom to you in need, who hanker for a book to read (Wit Quotes) One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it’s kind of cool when you crack up a piece of writing, and then realize you wrote it. I recommend this feeling (Wit Quotes) It is one of the triumphs of human wit... to conquer by humility and submissiveness... to make oneself small in order to appear great... such... are often the expedients of the neurotic (Wit Quotes) Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural things. It is more exciting to stand still than to dance. Silence is more eloquent than speech. Water is more stimulating than wine. Fresh air is more intoxicating than cigarette smoke. Sunlight is more subtle than electric light. The scent of grass is more luxurious than the most expensive perfume. The slow, simple observations of the peasant are more wise than the most sparkling epigrams of the latest wit (Wit Quotes) A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool (Wit Quotes) The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy (Wit Quotes) As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers (Wit Quotes) Resounding…with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable (Wit Quotes) There’s a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It amazes me how some of these little numbers with dreamy looks and a dead pan are getting away wit it. I’d hate to see them on stage with a dog act (Wit Quotes) Science is history arranged according to the superstition and taste of the moment. The vocabulary of scholars has no wit, no salt. These heavy tomes have no soul, they are filled with distress (Wit Quotes) Wit and puns aren’t just decor in the mind; they’re essential signs that the mind knows it’s on, recognizes its own software, can spot the bugs in its own program (Wit Quotes) My wit is more polished than your mustache. The truth which I speak strikes more sparks from men’s hearts than your spurs do from the cobblestones (Wit Quotes)

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