Wit Quotes

There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.

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

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man.

While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.

Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.

President Reagan achieved such successes because when you sat in a room with him, there could be over 1,000 people in the room, yet you felt like there was only the two of you, and his wonderful wit would put you at ease. That was a tremendous gift.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

Indeed I had not much wit, yet I was not an idiot - my wit was according to my years.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

You have a ready wit. Tell me when it's ready.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals.

In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.

Your wit makes others witty.

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

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

Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit.

Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.

Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.