Quotes about wit
witch modern modern-day
Dead Witch Walking is basically a modern-day witch living in Cincinnati. Kim Harrison
witty women laughing
A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings. Irvin S. Cobb
witty humorous illness
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.
witty crazy political
If I wanted to go crazy I would do it in Washington because it would not be noticed
witty circles political
It doesn't matter where we begin the personal/political circle, but it matters desperately that we complete it. Gloria Steinem
witty powerful philosophy
Logic is in the eye of the logician.
witty business silly
If you can't convince them, confuse them. Harry S Truman
witty political six-months
I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.
witty party school
Krystal’s slow passage up the school had resembled the passage of a goat through the body of a boa constrictor, being highly visible and uncomfortable for both parties concerned. J. K. Rowling
witch wands elders
No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand. Make of that what you will.
witty intelligent talking
Talking to oneself, I have often thought, is the best way to be sure of intelligent and witty conversation. Grant Morrison
witness spanish-proverb
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse. [Life without a friend is death without a witness.] George Herbert
witty truth philosophical
The great trick of regarding small departures from the truth as the truth itself - on which is founded the entire integral calculus - is also the basis of our witty speculations, where the whole thing would often collapse if we considered the departures with philosophical rigour. Georg C. Lichtenberg
witty lying writing
Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.
witty men thanks
Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit. Friedrich Nietzsche
witty men fool
In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man. Giacomo Casanova
witty men mind
Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.
witty wit
What is perfectly true is perfectly witty. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
witty loss men
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.
witty humorous destiny
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. Ian Fleming
witty time humorous
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.
witty may satirical
You may be witty, but not satirical. Horace Greeley
witty art talking
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not cynical, it can't be planned and it probably can't even be described. It's just good. Gerhard Richter
witty thinking political
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke
without-hope
We must do without hope. J. R. R. Tolkien
witty freedom humorous
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity. Irving Kristol
within-you
There is no truth except the truth that exists within you. Everything else is what someone is telling you. Neale Donald Walsch
witty sweet night
Life is extraordinarily suave and sweet with certain natural, witty, affectionate people who have unusual distinction and are capable of every vice, but who make a display of none in public and about whom no one can affirm they have a single one. There is something supple and secret about them. Besides, their perversity gives spice to their most innocent occupations, such as taking a walk in the garden at night. Marcel Proust
wit incongruity
Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity. Joseph Addison
witty men giving
The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society.
witty men thinking
It is a melancholy consideration that there should be several among us so hardened and deluded as to think an oath a proper subject for a jest; and to make this, which is one of the most solemn acts of religion, an occasion of mirth. Yet such is the depravation of our manners at present, that nothing is more frequent than to hear profligate men ridiculing, to the best of their abilities, these sacred pledges of their duty and allegiance; and endeavouring to be witty upon themselves, for daring to prevaricate with God and man.
witty wind sailing
There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Kenneth Grahame
witty stories may
Well, well, perhaps I am a bit of a talker. A popular fellow such as I am -- my friends get round me -- we chaff, we sparkle, we tell witty stories -- and somehow my tongue gets wagging. I have the gift of conversation. I've been told I ought to have a salon, whatever that may be.