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Wit Quotes (page 11)

all stories are like those about the creation of the universe, no one was there, no one witnessed anything, yet everyone knows what happened. Jose Saramago
The great man say that life is pain," Coydog had said over eighty-five years before. "That mean if you love life, then you love the hurt come along wit' it. Now, if that ain't the blues, I don't know what is. Walter Mosley
To ensure that the self doesn't shrink, to see that it holds on to its volume, memories have to be watered like potted flowers, and the watering calls for regular contact with the witnesses of the past, that is to say, with friends. Milan Kundera
John Webster quote: "Are you out of your princely wits?"What's he? Let me have his..."
Are you out of your princely wits?"What's he? Let me have his beard sawed off and his eyebrows filed more civil! John Webster
Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. And legend and theology, which are designed to sanctify our fears, crimes, and aspirations, also reveal them for what they are. James Baldwin
C. S. Lewis quote: "And the Prince stared at her like a man out of his wits."
And the Prince stared at her like a man out of his wits. C. S. Lewis
I have read my books by many lights, hoarding their beauty, their wit or wisdom against the dark days when I would have no book, nor a place to read. I have known hunger of the belly kind many times over, but I have known a worse hunger: the need to know and to learn. Louis L'Amour
It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning. They shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid the general applause from all the wits who believe that it is a joke. Soren Kierkegaard
But success shall crown my endeavours. Wherefore not? Thus far I have gone, tracing a secure way over the pathless seas, the very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies of my triumph. Why not still proceed over the untamed yet obedient element? What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man? Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1. Society needs laws. While anarchy can often turn a humdrum weekend into something unforgettable, eventually the mob must be kept from stealing the conch and killing Piggy. And while it would be nice if that "something" was simple human decency, anybody who has witnessed the "50% Off Wedding Dress Sale" at Filene's Basement knows we need a backup plan—preferably in writing. On the other hand, too many laws can result in outright tyranny, particularly if one of those laws is "Kneel before... Jon Stewart
William Shakespeare quote: "I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my..."
I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit William Shakespeare
And I have by me, for my comfort, two strange white flowers - shriveled now, and brown and flat and brittle - to witness that even when mind and strength had gone, gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of men. H. G. Wells
This religion so great in miracles, in men holy, pure and irreproachable, in scholars, great witnesses and martyrs, established kings - David - Isaiah, a prince of the blood; so great in knowledge, after displaying all its miracles and all its wisdom, rejects it all and says that it offers neither wisdom nor signs, but only the Cross and folly. Blaise Pascal
William Shakespeare quote: "Watch out he's winding the watch of his wit, by and by it will..."
Watch out he's winding the watch of his wit, by and by it will strike. William Shakespeare
George Eliot quote: "The wit of a family is usually best received among strangers."
The wit of a family is usually best received among strangers. George Eliot

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