Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. — Ambrose Bierce
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
It is a good point of cunning for a man to shape the answer he would have in his own words and propositions, for it makes the other party stick the less. — Francis Bacon
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults. — Louis Nizer
That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus. — Sid Waddell
Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. — Lao Tzu
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. — Lao Tzu
An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign. — Hippocrates
In my opinion, the response to people saying offensive things is to challenge them on it, or to ignore it, or to make fun of it, which is what I do. — Konstantin Kisin
When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes the fire of wrath. — Alphonsus Liguori
Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice. — Helio Gracie
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post
This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit, Which gives men stomach to digest his words With better appetite. — William Shakespeare
Short Repartee Quotes
A modest little person, with much to be modest about. — Winston Churchill
He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary. — William Faulkner
Silence is the unbearable repartee. — G. K. Chesterton
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one. — Winston Churchill
A majority is always better than the best repartee. — Benjamin Disraeli
Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late. — Mark Twain
The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit. — Moliere
Repartee is altogether a natural endowment, and is the lightning of the mind. — Alfred De Musset
Silence is the unbearable repartee. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Violence is the repartee of the illiterate. — George Bernard Shaw
Repartee Image Quotes
Reparation Quotes
To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity. — Soren Kierkegaard
That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement. — James F. Byrnes
All we can do now is try to prevent secondary damage by relieving pressure on the brain caused by the initial injury. There is no reparative treatment for traumatic brain injury. — Charlie Cox
We will invest in the community as has not been done in a long time and we will show the country and world that reparations can be made in such cases, it must be done with urgency. — Nayib Bukele
Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine. — Saint Augustine
Are you making no progress in prayer? Then you need only offer God the prayers which the Savior has poured out for us in the sacrament of the altar. Offer God His fervent love in reparation for your sluggishness. — Margaret Mary Alacoque
I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. — Steve Irwin
To speak evil of any one, unless there is unequivocal proofs of their deserving it, is an injury for which there is no adequate reparation. — George Washington
The most important and urgent problems of the technology of today are no longer the satisfactions of the primary needs or of archetypal wishes, but the reparation of the evils and damages by the technology of yesterday. — Dennis Gabor
What Obama is about, in my opinion, is he is a Global redistributionist. He's pursuing reparations but it's not racial reparations. It's global reparations for the sins and conquest of colonism. — Dinesh D'Souza
A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing. — William Cowper
REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian. — Ambrose Bierce
Violins are the lively, forward, importunate wits, that distinguish themselves by the flourishes of imagination, sharpness of repartee, glances of satire, and bear away the upper part in every consort. — Richard Steele
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress. — Benjamin Disraeli
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused. — Charles Caleb Colton
Beneath the surface of repartee and mock seriousness, [Plato's Phaedrus] is asking whether we ought to prefer a neuter form of speech to the kind which is ever getting us aroused over things and provoking an expense of spirit. — Richard M. Weaver
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? — Ernest Hemingway
This is how we court girls in America. We grab them and kiss them. And if they don't like it, we do it again, harder and longer, until they surrender. It saves us hours of witty repartee. — Lisa Kleypas
there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter of fact, plain spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out. — Jane Austen
Repartee is the soul of conversation. — John Dryden
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one. — George Bernard Shaw
A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice. — John Lothrop Motley
One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit. — Rebecca Hall
Don't feel bad, Angela," Kami said. "You know guys, they only want one thing. Repartee. I can't count how many times men have admired my well-turned phrases. — Sarah Rees Brennan
you may fume and fidget as you please: but this is the best plan to pursue with you, I am certain. I like you more than I can say; but I’ll not sink into a bathos of sentiment: and with this needle of repartee I’ll keep you from the edge of the gulf too; and, moreover, maintain by its pungent aid that distance between you and myself most conducive to our real mutual advantage. — Charlotte Bronte
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