Witty Quotes

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.

Your wit makes others witty.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

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.

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

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