More Insults From The Time Of Cleverness And Wit
Published by Rick on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
He had delusions of adequacy.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.
Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it.
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one.
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if there is one.
I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here.
He is a self-made man and worships his creator.
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.
He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.
He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.
In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.
He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.
Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?
His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts, for support rather than illumination.
He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.
Walter Kerr
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Winston Churchill
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
Clarence Darrow
He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.
William Faulkner, about Ernest Hemingway.
Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it.
Moses Hadas
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
Mark Twain
He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.
Oscar Wilde
I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one.
George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if there is one.
Winston Churchill, in response to the above.
I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here.
Stephen Bishop
He is a self-made man and worships his creator.
John Bright
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.
Irvin S. Cobb
He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.
Samuel Johnson
He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.
Paul Keating
In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.
Charles, Count Talleyrand
He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.
Forrest Tucker
Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?
Mark Twain
His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
Mae West
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
Oscar Wilde
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts, for support rather than illumination.
Andrew Lang
He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
Billy Wilder
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.
Groucho Marx
0 Responses to “More Insults From The Time Of Cleverness And Wit”
Post a Comment