The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.
Miguel De CervantesRead
Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Humor and wit require quick thinking and intelligence.
This quote by Miguel De Cervantes suggests that the ability to be witty and humorous is linked to one's mental agility. It implies that those who think slowly may struggle to produce clever or funny remarks, as humor often relies on rapid comprehension and response to situations.
Themes
WitHumorIntelligenceQuick ThinkingComedy
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a comedy workshop to discuss the importance of mental agility in humor.
More from Miguel De Cervantes
All quotes βPatience and shuffle the cards.
Miguel De CervantesRead
It's up to brave hearts, sir, to be patient when things are going badly, as well as being happy when they're going well ... For I've heard that what they call fortune is a flighty woman who drinks too much, and, what's more, she's blind, so she can't see what she's doing, and she doesn't know who she's knocking over or who she's raising up.
Miguel De CervantesRead
When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.
Miguel De CervantesRead
Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.
Miguel De CervantesRead
If you are ambitious of climbing up to the difficult, and in a manner inaccessible, summit of the Temple of Fame, your surest way is to leave on one hand the narrow path of Poetry, and follow the narrower track of Knight-Errantry, which in a trice may raise you to an imperial throne.
Miguel De CervantesRead
Similar quotes
Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be a fool but you're the fool in charge.
Carl ReinerRead
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
George CarlinRead
Philanthropist, n.: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.
Ambrose BierceRead
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
Mark TwainRead
My folks were English. They were too poor to be British. I still have a bit of British in me. In fact, my blood type is solid marmalade.
Bob HopeRead
I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
P. G. WodehouseRead