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William Shakespeare Quotes about Wit

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My wits begin to turn.

William Shakespeare, Jay L. Halio (1992). “The Tragedy of King Lear”, p.178, Cambridge University Press

This fellow pecks up wit, as pigeons peas; And utters it again when God doth please: He is wit's pedler; and retails his wares.

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes”, p.165

The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.

William Shakespeare, Juliet Dusinberre (2006). “As You Like It: Third Series”, p.163, Cengage Learning EMEA

If you spend word for word with me, I shall make your wit bankrupt.

Wit, Ifs
Samuel Ayscough, William Shakespeare (1827). “An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by Shakespeare”, p.109

A good wit will make use of anything.

Use, Wit
William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.1372, Oxford University Press

How every fool can play upon the word!

'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 3, sc. 5, l. [48]

When the age is in, the wit is out

Age, Wit
'Much Ado About Nothing' (1598-9) act 3, sc. 5, l. [36]

How now, wit! Whither wander you?

'As You Like It' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. [60]

They have a plentiful lack of wit.

'Hamlet' (1601) act 2, sc. 2, l. [201]

thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce.

William Shakespeare (2012). “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, p.49, Hackett Publishing

Muster your wits; stand in your own defence.

William Shakespeare, H. R. Woudhuysen (1998). “Love's Labour's Lost: Third Series”, p.241, Cengage Learning EMEA