Quotes
Quotes about Wit
While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack or the barn door Stoutly struts his dames before.
I have heard The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn, Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat Awake the god of the day, and at his warning, Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, Th' extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine; and of the truth herein This present object made probation.
I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
If you start a conversation with the assumption that you are right or that you must win, obviously it is difficult to talk. He is author of the Citizenship Papers and answered questions at a Washington DC book store.
Anybody who thinks talk is cheap has never argued with a traffic cop. -Henny Youngman.
A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive shortwave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. -Indira Gandhi.
Communism has nothing to do with love. Communism is an excellent hammer which we use to destroy our enemy.
I never agree with Communists or any other kind of kept men.
I do not believe in communism any more than you do but there is nothing wrong with the Communists in this country. Several of the best friends I have got are Communists.
Like, according to the old proverb, naturally goes with like. [Lat., Pares autem vetere proverbio, cum paribus facillime congregantur.]
Ah, savage company; but in the church With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
[Epicurus] says that you should rather have regard to the company with whom you eat and drink, than to what you eat and drink. [Ante, inquit, cicumspiciendum est, cum quibos edas et bibas, quam quid edas et bibas.]
No possession is gratifying without a companion. [Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
If it be honor in your wars to seem The same you are not,--which, for your best ends, You adopt your policy--how is it less or worse, That it shall hold companionship in peace With honour, as in war: since that to both It stands in like request?
No blast of air or fire of sun Puts out the light whereby we run With girdled loins our lamplit race, And each from each takes heart of grace And spirit till his turn be done.
Glass antique! 'twixt thee and Nell Draw we here a parallel! She, like thee, was forced to bear All reflections, foul or fair. Thou art deep and bright within, Depths as bright belong'd to Gwynne; Thou art very frail as well, Frail as flesh is,--so was Nell.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
Is it possible your pragmatical worship should not know that the comparisons made between wit and wit, courage and courage, beauty and beauty, birth and birth, are always odious and ill taken?
At whose sight, like the sun, All others with diminish'd lustre shone.
And but two ways are offered to our will, Toil with rare triumph, ease with safe disgrace, The problem still for us and all of human race.
Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.
