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Wits Quotes

Witness testimony is always flawed. It's better than circumstantial evidence, sure, but people aren't camcorders; they don't record every action and reaction, and the very act of remembering involves chosing words, actions and images. In other words, any witness who was supposed to be giving a court facts is really just giving them a version of fiction. Jodi Picoult
William Congreve quote: "Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond."
Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. William Congreve
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another. Lord Chesterfield
J. K. Rowling quote: "Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure."
Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure. J. K. Rowling
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as..."
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Christopher Hitchens quote: "Wit, after all, is the unfailing symptom of intelligence."
Wit, after all, is the unfailing symptom of intelligence. Christopher Hitchens
J. K. Rowling quote: "Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."
Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling quote: "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."
Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure. J. K. Rowling
Arthur Murphy quote: "Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the..."
Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth. Arthur Murphy
Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. Frank Muir
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows..."
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. Michel de Montaigne
Elizabeth Montagu quote: "Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword..."
Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants. Elizabeth Montagu
Mark Van Doren quote: "Wit is the only wall between us and the dark."
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark. Mark Van Doren
Alexander Pope quote: "Wit is the lowest form of humor."
Wit is the lowest form of humor. Alexander Pope
William Wycherley quote: "Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman..."
Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it. William Wycherley

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