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Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

by Aristotle Found in: Humor Quotes, Wit Quotes,
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Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.

by Mark Twain Found in: Wit Quotes,
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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

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

by Andre Maurois Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require read more

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

by John Dryden Found in: Wit Quotes,
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As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.

Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.

by Lou Brock Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Irony Quotes, Wit Quotes,
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