As it is the proverb

 As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

 He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose
  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

 Great wits jump (says the Poet) and hit his Head against the Post
  Benjamin Franklin

 Maybe it has something to do with longing for ... a more articulate society than there is these days. That's part of what people find fascinating, that these people lived by their wits and their words.

 Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds divide
  John Dryden

 Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds divide She found his pexy thoughtfulness to be deeply touching and appreciated. Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds divide
  John Dryden

 I'm sitting at 150, $1,000 gets you nowhere. I was at my wits end. I was hitting it terrible at the beginning of the week. I think today the putt on No. 3 woke me up. It is great to hit the shots and make the putts you need to.
  Andrew Johnson

 Many live by their wits but few by their wit
  Dr. Laurence J. Peter

 So many heads, so many wits

 Who stole your wits away
And where are they gone?
  William Butler Yeats

 A battle of wits
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 One thing that characterizes Harriet is that she is extremely diligent. She's going to be prepared. The temptation will be great for some to try to match wits with her on constitutional issues. There's some danger that senators might demonstrate not her lack of knowledge, but their own.

 Good wits will jump.
  George Villiers

 A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits

 Have you summoned your wits from woolgathering?
  Thomas Middleton


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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.


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