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Wit Quotes

Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it’s the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down Picture Quote #1

Swearing is, as I have said, learning to the ignorant, eloquence to the blockhead, vivacity to the stupid, and wit to the coxcomb Picture Quote #1

What do you do with mother love and mother wit when the babies are grown and gone away? Picture Quote #1

The most hopeful thing in the stories, I hope, is wit. I make it up. If I make up a world in which we’re ruled by big talking turds, it doesn’t mean that we are. So you shouldn’t feel depressed Picture Quote #1

When newspapers are the principal vehicles of the wit and wisdom of a people, the higher graces of composition can hardly be looked for Picture Quote #1

I’d like to introduce a man with a lot of charm, talent, and wit. Unfortunately, he couldn’t be here tonight, so instead Picture Quote #1

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To have a reputation for being noble, she thought, is more confining than to be known as a wit. On the rare days when a comedian has no jokes, people pardon the lapse. There is no forgiving a saint’s occasional day of sin Picture Quote #1

Dad was synonymous with his charm and wit and grace, and it was sort of the perfect way to go for him Picture Quote #1

Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself; wit is the exposing it, by comparing or contrasting it with something else. Humour is, as it were, the growth of nature and accident; wit is the product of art and fancy Picture Quote #1

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit Picture Quote #1

There seems almost a general wish of descrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them Picture Quote #1

Better the fragrant herb of wit and a little cream of affability than all the pretty cups in the world Picture Quote #1

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Profundity easily turns into dullness and astuteness deteriorates into wit. Be guided by natural common sense and it will accommodate great and small Picture Quote #1

Good writing and dark wit always excite me and they come together thrillingly in this book. It has a quiet grip on the strangeness of the interior and exterior worlds of love and politics. I delighted in the writing and the scope Picture Quote #1

A wise man will live as much within his wit as his income... Bear this truth always in your mind, that you may be admired for your wit, if you have any; but that nothing but good sense and good qualities can make you be loved Picture Quote #1

Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear transplanting Picture Quote #1

Laugh as loud as you please at your companion’s wit; do not even smile at his folly Picture Quote #1

The history of imitation of the older literature, particularly abroad, has among other advantages this one, that the important concepts of unintentional parody and passive wit can be deduced from it most easily and comprehensively Picture Quote #1

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The thing that makes our friendships so short and changeable is that the qualities and dispositions of the soul are very hard to know, and those of the understanding and wit very easy Picture Quote #1

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly Picture Quote #1

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit Picture Quote #1

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit Picture Quote #1

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author Picture Quote #1

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another Picture Quote #1

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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature Picture Quote #1

There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words Picture Quote #1

Don’t put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted Picture Quote #1

Many useful and valuable books lie buried in shops and libraries, unknown and unexamined, unless some lucky compiler opens them by chance, and finds an easy spoil of wit and learning Picture Quote #1

If the men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know that they ever had any Picture Quote #1

Fashions smile has given wit to dullness and grace to deformity, and has brought everything into vogue, by turns, but virtue Picture Quote #1

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Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it’s the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down (Wit Quotes) Swearing is, as I have said, learning to the ignorant, eloquence to the blockhead, vivacity to the stupid, and wit to the coxcomb (Wit Quotes) What do you do with mother love and mother wit when the babies are grown and gone away? (Wit Quotes) The most hopeful thing in the stories, I hope, is wit. I make it up. If I make up a world in which we’re ruled by big talking turds, it doesn’t mean that we are. So you shouldn’t feel depressed (Wit Quotes) When newspapers are the principal vehicles of the wit and wisdom of a people, the higher graces of composition can hardly be looked for (Wit Quotes) I’d like to introduce a man with a lot of charm, talent, and wit. Unfortunately, he couldn’t be here tonight, so instead (Wit Quotes) To have a reputation for being noble, she thought, is more confining than to be known as a wit. On the rare days when a comedian has no jokes, people pardon the lapse. There is no forgiving a saint’s occasional day of sin (Wit Quotes) Dad was synonymous with his charm and wit and grace, and it was sort of the perfect way to go for him (Wit Quotes) Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself; wit is the exposing it, by comparing or contrasting it with something else. Humour is, as it were, the growth of nature and accident; wit is the product of art and fancy (Wit Quotes) Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit (Wit Quotes) There seems almost a general wish of descrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them (Wit Quotes) Better the fragrant herb of wit and a little cream of affability than all the pretty cups in the world (Wit Quotes) Profundity easily turns into dullness and astuteness deteriorates into wit. Be guided by natural common sense and it will accommodate great and small (Wit Quotes) Good writing and dark wit always excite me and they come together thrillingly in this book. It has a quiet grip on the strangeness of the interior and exterior worlds of love and politics. I delighted in the writing and the scope (Wit Quotes) A wise man will live as much within his wit as his income... Bear this truth always in your mind, that you may be admired for your wit, if you have any; but that nothing but good sense and good qualities can make you be loved (Wit Quotes) Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear transplanting (Wit Quotes) Laugh as loud as you please at your companion’s wit; do not even smile at his folly (Wit Quotes) The history of imitation of the older literature, particularly abroad, has among other advantages this one, that the important concepts of unintentional parody and passive wit can be deduced from it most easily and comprehensively (Wit Quotes) The thing that makes our friendships so short and changeable is that the qualities and dispositions of the soul are very hard to know, and those of the understanding and wit very easy (Wit Quotes) Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly (Wit Quotes) There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit (Wit Quotes) Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit (Wit Quotes) Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author (Wit Quotes) Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another (Wit Quotes) Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature (Wit Quotes) There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words (Wit Quotes) Don’t put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted (Wit Quotes) Many useful and valuable books lie buried in shops and libraries, unknown and unexamined, unless some lucky compiler opens them by chance, and finds an easy spoil of wit and learning (Wit Quotes) If the men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know that they ever had any (Wit Quotes) Fashions smile has given wit to dullness and grace to deformity, and has brought everything into vogue, by turns, but virtue (Wit Quotes)

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