"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."

Wit, Folly

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"My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she'll end up taking over."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Wit, Humor, Family, Light-hearted, Courage

"Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately."

Gerry Mulligan, American Musician

Wit,

"Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example."

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

Wit, Competition, Example, Humor

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

Noel Coward, English Playwright

Wit,

"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."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Wit, Humor, Intelligence, Audience, Communication

"The Cardinal is at his wit's end - it is true that he had not far to go."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Wit, End

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

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Wit,

"He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it."

James Boswell, Scottish Lawyer

Wit,

"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

Wit, Company, Example, Flattery, Manners

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

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Wit, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

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"You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd."

Temptation

"I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation."

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"Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?"

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"My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she'll end up taking over."

"Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately."

"Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example."

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

"The Cardinal is at his wit's end - it is true that he had not far to go."

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

"He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it."

"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."

Explore more quotes by Anthony Hope

"You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd."

"I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation."

"Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?"

"Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."

"Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."

"I may not understand, but I am willing to admire."

"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."