Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Food Quotes, Wit Quotes

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit...

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit...

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.