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One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

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

In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.

Your wit makes others witty.

A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings.

Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of stuff.

As soon as she gets her divorce one of us is going to marry her. We don't know which. She is about as beautiful a woman as I ever saw, and very witty and well-informed, but it would cost a good deal to keep her in diamonds.

It's very witty and it's great to see teenage characters have control that way. And you can actually hear about sex and pot and it's okay, it's not completely bad and you can't say that to teenagers.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty.

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech.

I'm hopefully touring with Colin Baker next year in Perfect Strangers. I have performed with Sylvia Simms in poetry and music evenings. I would love to do those for the rest of my career - they are so fun and witty.