Quotes by Wit What's the point of havin' a rapier wit if I can't use it to stab people. Jeph Jacques wit use people That wit is truly amiable, which gladdens and enlivens every thing, which shines with a lustre gentle, but not faint, and powerful, but not glaring. Jeremiah Seed wit powerful shining Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to. Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann wit wells listening Borrowed wit is the poorest wit. Johann Kaspar Lavater borrowed wit imitation Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide. John Dryden wit madness literature One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. John Dryden frugal wit wanted So many heads so many wits. John Heywood wit A thing well said will be wit in all languages. John Dryden well-said wit language I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom. John Lyly wit idolatry committed Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long. John Dryden wit long Americans just don't understand dry wit. John Oliver wit dry The younger brother hath the more wit. John Ray younger-brother wit brother Women ought not to know their own wit, because they will still be showing it, and so spoil it. John Selden spoil wit stills Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends. John Selden wit-and-wisdom wit ends Imyself haveheard averygood jest, and havescornedto seem to have so sillya wit as to understand it. John Webster jest wit seems I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. Joseph Addison wit endeavor morality Wit resembles a coquette; those who the most eagerly run after it are the least favored. Joseph Chenier coquette wit running Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity. Joseph Addison incongruity wit There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards? Josh Billings significant wit latin There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad. Joseph Joubert wit witty men «23456789101112»
