Witty Quotes

A witty saying proves nothing.

There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty.

Your wit makes others witty.

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.

I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.

A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.

I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death... I was brought up by people who tended to giggle at funerals.

As soon as she gets her divorce one of us is going to marry her. We don't know which. She is about as beautiful a woman as I ever saw, and very witty and well-informed, but it would cost a good deal to keep her in diamonds.

No, sir, I'm not saying that charming, witty and warm copy won't sell. I'm just saying I've seen thousands of charming, witty campaigns that didn't sell.

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

I mean, I do love clever and witty, but I think that the 'Three Stooges' were geniuses. They'd have to be for their appeal to have lasted this long.

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.

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

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

This is one of his most human and most amusing and witty novels. The characters are very Indian. I decided that I wanted to do a comedy, so this was just the right one.

If you fight angry, you make a lot of mistakes, and when you fight a sharp, witty fighter like me, you can't make mistakes.

It's very witty and it's great to see teenage characters have control that way. And you can actually hear about sex and pot and it's okay, it's not completely bad and you can't say that to teenagers.

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.

I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.

A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.

They sit there in committees day after day, And they each put in a color and it comes out gray. And we all have heard the saying, which is true as well as witty, That a camel is a horse that was designed by a committee.