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12 pages of
Classic Wit:
 
Too much good
   
  Fish make love  
   
  Life in men  
   
  Drove to drink  
   
  Keep a diary  
   
  Women equal men  
   
  Easily shocked  
   
  Hard man  
   
  Time Flies  
   
  Be somebody  
   
  Astor & Churchill  
   
  Don't drink  
   

 

Classic Wit

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The best humorous quotes from our greatest wits

We scoured the net for these choice pieces of wit from great humorists past and present. They are selected for their pithiness and wisdom as well as their humor. Read them and brighten your day.


I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.

Lily Tomlin


Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?

Groucho Marx

 

It's better to be looked over than overlooked.

Mae West

 

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

Lucille Ball

 

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Groucho Marx

 

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

Gore Vidal

 

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

Ogden Nash

 

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Mark Twain

 

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.

Al Capone

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Mark Twain

 

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

Anonymous

 

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

H. L. Mencken

 

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.

W. R. Inge

 

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: that you are dreadfully like other people.

James Russell Lowell

 

I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes, and six months later you have to start all over again.

Joan Rivers

 

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.

Clarence Darrow


To see our collection of Winston Churchill quotes, click here.

Classic Wit: Humorous quotes on T-shirts, tops and gifts

All the quotes shown above feature on this page from the Classic Wit calendar. The image is also available as a mousemat. Eleven more images with quotes appear on the 12-month calendar, and the main illustrated quote from each page is available on a range of T-shirts and giftware.

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