Do you ever find yourself lost for a reply when someone passes a sarcastic remark or craftily insults you and it’s only later that a clever put-down comes to you ?
Well they say “Forewarned is forearmed” so here we list some potential pithy replies to arm yourself with or some canny witticisms you can insert into a conversation.
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If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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God must love stupid people. He made SO many.
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I never forget a face, but in your case I’d be glad to make an exception.
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War does not determine who is right. lt determines who is left.
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He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.
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The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting a tomato in a fruit salad.
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Laugh at your problems, everybody else does.
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Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
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I didn’t say it was your fault. I said I was blaming you.
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Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others … whenever they go.
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Take my advice; I don’t use it anyway.
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Always remember you’re unique just like everyone else.
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100,000 sperm and you were the fastest?
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Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.
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Learn from your parents’ mistakes: use birth control.
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Never miss a good chance to shut up.
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Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
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You are depriving some poor village of its idiot.
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Never argue with an idiot. He will only drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
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The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
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My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
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You’re a man of hidden shallows.