Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.
Nassim Nicholas TalebTags: humor wisdom intelligence art wit nerd nerds autism sense-of-humor wisdom-vs-nerdiness
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
Edward AbbeyTags: tyranny wit oppression government totalitarianism subversion
Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care.
Criss JamiTags: motivational inspirational success wit achievement dignity care accomplish soaring conquering prosper handling
A witty saying proves nothing.
VoltaireTrue wit is nature to advantage dressed;
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.
Tags: writing nature expression thought wit expressing chops
Snobbery might sometimes look cool, like smoking, but the end result is usually a repelling one.
Trent ZelaznyArt is art. You can take it or leave it. Liking it or not liking it does not make you a better person, and who you like or dislike results in the same thing.
Trent ZelaznyIf water was beer I'd be a teetotaler
Benny BellamacinaTags: humor humour funny wit philosophical english pub-talk
What is whiter than snow?' he said. 'The truth,' said Grania.
'What is the best colour?' said Finn. 'The colour of childhood,' said she.
'What is hotter than fire?' 'The face of a hospitable man when he sees a stranger coming in, and the house empty.'
'What has a taste more bitter than poison?' 'The reproach of an enemy.'
'What is best for a champion?' 'His doings to be high, and his pride to be low.'
'What is the best of jewels?' 'A knife.'
'What is sharper than a sword?' 'The wit of a woman between two men.'
'What is quicker than the wind?' said Finn then. 'A woman’s mind,' said Grania. And indeed she was telling no lie when she said that.
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Thought and knowledge are natures in which apparatus and pretension avail nothing. Gowns, and pecuniary foundations, though of towns of gold, can never countervail the least sentence or syllable of wit. Forget this, and out American colleges will recede in their public importance whilst they grow richer every year.
Ralph Waldo EmersonTags: knowledge wealth gold college wit emerson american-scholar
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