"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."

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"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."

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"Artemis: 'Right, brothers. Onward. Imagine yourself seated at a cafe in Montmartre.'Myles: 'In Paris.'Artemis: 'Yes, Paris. And try as you will, you cannot attract the waiter's attention. What do you do?'Beckett: 'Umm...tell Butler to jump-jump-jump on his head?'Myles: 'I agree with simple-toon.'Artemis: 'No! You simply raise one finger and say clearly 'ici, garcon.'Beckett: 'Itchy what?"

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"I am often the brunt of my own humor."

Charles R. Swindoll, American Clergyman

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"What is perfectly true is perfectly witty."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest."

Jonathan Swift, Irish Writer

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"When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"I'm keeping my acerbic wit completely fueled."

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Catherine II, Russian Statesman

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"If I start giving people what they like I'll turn into one of them and I don't want to be one of them I want to be one of me."

Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian

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"If it works, it will be plenty dramatic. And I suppose that if it doesn't work, it will be even more dramatic, what with the blast.""David, I think you just made a joke."He frowned, utterly perplexed. "Did I?"

Leigh Bardugo, Israeli Author

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"Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade."

Noel Coward, English Playwright

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"I am often the brunt of my own humor."

"What is perfectly true is perfectly witty."

"Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest."

"When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs."

"I'm keeping my acerbic wit completely fueled."

"Your wit makes others witty."

"If I start giving people what they like I'll turn into one of them and I don't want to be one of them I want to be one of me."

"If it works, it will be plenty dramatic. And I suppose that if it doesn't work, it will be even more dramatic, what with the blast.""David, I think you just made a joke."He frowned, utterly perplexed. "Did I?"

"Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade."

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"Northumberland, thou ladder wherewithal the mounting Bolingbroke ascends my throne."

"Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness."

"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."

"My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy."

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"If music be the food of love, play on."

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