119 Wit Quotes for You to Enjoy

Poesy must not be drawn by the ears: it must be gently led, or rather, it must lead, which was partly the cause that made the ancient learned affirm it was a divine, and no human skill, since all other knowledges lie ready for any that have strength of wit; a poet no industry can make, if his own genius be not carried into it. Philip Sidney

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What I treasure most at any moment is intimacy, surprise, a sense of mystery, wit, depth and love. A handful of cherished friends offer me this, and the occasional singer or film-maker or artist. But my most reliable sources of electricity are Henry David Thoreau, Shakespeare, Melville and Emily Dickinson. Pico Iyer

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Nearly all Americans felt they knew JFK intimately, his charm and wit regularly lighting up the television screen at home. This is why polls showed that millions of Americans took his assassination like a 'death in the family.' Vincent Bugliosi

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. W. Somerset Maugham

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Impropriety is the soul of wit. W. Somerset Maugham

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Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. William Congreve

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Conceit causes more conversation than wit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The banalities of a great man pass for wit. Alexander Chase

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Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. Alexander Pope

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A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. Alexander Pope

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I am a passionate devotee of the Howard Hawks' screwball comedies of the 1930s and the 1940s, where I think that the relations between men and women were at their civilized height in terms of banter and exchange of wit and equality. Allison Pearson

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Different identity groups hold specific levels of power over others when their battles play out in the media. To wit: Black beats white. Gay beats white. Black beats gay. Andrew Breitbart

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His foe was folly and his weapon wit. Anthony Hope

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A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps. Carolina Herrera

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Your wit makes others witty. Catherine the Great

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I think we are moving to that place where we are being celebrated for our character, our inside, our wit. I think that's the direction we should go because that's what defines you as a person, not a number on a scale. Catriona Gray

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Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit. Christian Nestell Bovee

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If, like me, you've never watched 'Game of Thrones', the podcast 'Binge Mode: 'Game of Thrones'' ought to be unlistenable. It isn't, thanks to the energy of the two expert presenters Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion, who have the wit to laugh at their own deep-dive devotion and are helped out by some smart editing. David Hepworth

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I am a professional comedian, a published novelist, and a general wit for hire. Dominic Holland

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My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit. Donald Barthelme

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Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants. Elizabeth Montagu

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