Douglas William Jerrold Quotes About Wit

Quotes about: Wit

• There are some people as obtuse in recognizing an argument as they are in appreciating wit. You couldn't drive it into their heads with a hammer.

  Douglas William Jerrold

  People, Appreciate, Hammers

• Malice blunts the point of wit.

  Douglas William Jerrold

  Wit, Malice

• Wits, like drunken men with swords, are apt to draw their steel upon their best acquaintances.

  Douglas William Jerrold

  Men, Steel, Wit

  Douglas William Jerrold (1853). “Punch's letters to his son, Punch's complete letter writer, and Sketches of the English”, p.286

• Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.

  Douglas William Jerrold

  Men, Credit, Pay

  Douglas William Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold (1859). “Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit: together with selections, chiefly from his contributions to journals, intended to illustrate his opinions”, p.103

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