George Meredith Quotes About Wit

Quotes about: Wit

• A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

  George Meredith

  Beauty, Witty, Treasure

  'Diana of the Crossways' (1885) ch. 1

• Perfect simplicity is unconsciously audacious.

  George Meredith

  Perfect, Simplicity, Wit

  George Meredith (1922). “The Complete Works of George Meredith”, p.383, Library of Alexandria

• The well of true wit is truth itself.

  George Meredith

  Thinking, Wit, Wells

  George Meredith (2008). “Diana of The Crossways”, p.4, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Among the Diaries beginning with the second quarter of our century, there is frequent mention of a lady then becoming famous for her beauty and her wit: "an unusual combination," in the deliberate syllables of one of the writers, who is, however, not disposed to personal irony when speaking of her.

  George Meredith

  Book, Becoming, Diaries

  George Meredith (1897). “Diana of the Crossways: A Novel”, p.51, Wayne State University Press

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