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"Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones."
"My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she'll end up taking over."
"This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity."The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound."Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you."
"Make the doors upon a woman's wit,and it will out at the casement;shut that, and 'twill out at the key-hole;stop that, 'twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney."
"And are you going to explain why you consider competing with me to be the most sincere form of compliment? "Of course I am, Lightsong said. "My dear, have you ever known me to make an inflammatorily ridiculous statement without providing an equally ridiculous explanation to substantiate it? "Of course not, she agreed. "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic. "I am rather exceptional in that regard."
"When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs."
Explore more quotes by William Congreve
"They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom."
"'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman."
"You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words."
"To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task."
"Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass."
"Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear."
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