单词 WIT的词源
Old English witt; related to Old Saxon giwitt, Old High German wizzi (German Witz), Old Norse vit, Gothic witi.
«WIT»的英语 引用
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wit的知名引用和例句
There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system; it could be a lot of different things.
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.
The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.
My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit.
There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.
Wit doesn't make girls pretty.
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.
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It’s about kindness, but it shows arrogance. It’s about compassion, but it shows insensitivity.” In Wit, Edson delves into timeless questions with no final answers: How should we live our lives knowing that we will die?
" -Sondra Gottliebo. "If it sells, it's art." -Frank Lloydo "I owe a lot to my parents-especially my mother and father." -Gary Player. Wit is refreshingly honest and funny and is sure to become a best-seller!
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Oscar Wilde's
Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations
Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gathered from the celebrated wit's plays, essays, and conversation offer an entertaining selection of observations both comic and profound.
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Wit and the Writing of History: The Rhetoric of ...
Wit has many uses in political discourse—to entertain, to underscore or unmask, to hinder or enhance insight. Wit and the Writing of History focuses on how this potential is realized in the historiography of the earlier Principate.
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Aleksandr Griboedov's Woe from
Wit: A Commentary and Translation
This work seeks to account for the disparity between Griboedov's Woe from Wit and his other works, by examining his plays and poems, letters and travel notes, the memoirs of his contemporaries, his literary sources and social milieu.
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The
Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
An anthology of wit and wisdom by Mark Twain collects quotations on a wide range of subjects, including life, love, history, culture, travel, and politics.
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Great Presidential
Wit: -- I Wish I was in this Book
The senator and former presidential candidate collects bipartisan presidential humor from famous, and not-so-famous, chief executives, from Washington to Clinton. 125,000 first printing.
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Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and
Wit
The "60 Minutes" commentator brings together his greatest pieces of writing spanning a half-century.
This 1992 book seeks the reason for the central importance of wit in the thinking of the metaphysical poets.
Those rotten kids. If only they'd let me wake up in my own way. Why do they have to line up along my bed and stare at me like Moby Dick just washed up onto a beach somewhere?" From the Paperback edition.
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Sarcasm might be the lowest form of wit but it makes people brighter …
People who make sarcastic comments are often accused of using the lowest form of wit but new research suggests sarcasm might make you more creative. «Daily Mail, 七月 15»
Book review: The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II Compiled by …
Renowned by all who know her well for her sparkling sense of humour and wicked wit, Queen Elizabeth II likes nothing better than to enjoy the funny side of life. «Lancashire Evening Post, 五月 15»
WIT Software Partners with Radisys for WebRTC, RCS, VoLTE and …
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Radisys® Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS), the services acceleration company, and WIT Software, a leading provider of rich ... «Business Wire, 五月 15»
Award Winning Public Relations Firm Launches 7th & Wit, a Digital …
7th & Wit is owned by Jamie Lynn Sigler and Sarah Evans, who successfully launched and own JPR. Named the 12th fastest growing hospitality company in the ... «PR Newswire, 四月 15»
UL ease to fifth Fitzgibbon Cup crown
University of Limerick bagged their fifth Fitzgibbon Cup title, thanks to a seven-point win over Waterford IT in a replay at Páirc Uí Rinn. WIT led early on, but once ... «RTE.ie, 三月 15»
Late WIT point means Fitzgibbon Cup final goes to replay
The game appeared to have slipped from their grasp when WIT substitute Johnny Hayes struck his third point on 60 minutes. It marked WIT's fifth unanswered ... «Irish Examiner, 二月 15»
Grafter Austin Gleeson goes up a notch to inspire WIT for the …
Austin Gleeson had spent much of WIT's Fitzgibbon Cup campaign operating within the shadow of county teammate Pauric Mahony. Yesterday afternoon he ... «Irish Examiner, 二月 15»
Will Smith Performs 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It' Like It's 1998 All Over Again
Smith's long moved past "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," but he dusted off the once-popular hit for David Letterman on Wednesday night. It's not the #TBT we want, but it's ... «Huffington Post, 二月 15»
Further delays in Richard de Wit murder trial
24-year-old Guernsey woman Sarah Groves was killed on a houseboat in India in April 2013. Dutch national Richard De Wit is accused of murdering her but ... «ITV News, 二月 15»
Rit Technologies Ltd (RITT), Wipro (WIT) Enter MOU Covering India
Rit Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: RITT) announced that it has signed an MOU with Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT), an international information technology, consulting ... «StreetInsider.com, 一月 15»