Voltaire Quotes About Wit
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Chess is a game which reflects most honor on human wit.
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He was my equal in beauty, a paragon of grace and charm, sparkling with wit, and burning with love. I adored him to distraction, to the point of idolatry: I loved him as one can never love twice.
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All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon
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A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.
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A witty saying proves nothing.
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He who cannot shine by thought, seeks to bring himself into notice by a witticism.
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