Wit Quotes

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.

Your wit makes others witty.

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit.

Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.

Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Mystery writers' conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

I like men with quick wit, good conversation and a great sense of humour. I love banter. I want a man to like me for me - I want him to be authentic.

There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system; it could be a lot of different things.

I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.

O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire.

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Wit doesn't make girls pretty.

Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government.

I go through stages. Randomly, I'll be attracted to a crazy rocker with tattoos. And I find that I'm extremely attracted to ambition and wit.

Our erected wit maketh us to know what perfection is.

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.