The top 10 wittiest men in Britain
1. Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was one of the world's greatest playwrights. Controversial and critically acclaimed in equal measure he reportedly said on his death-bed: "Either those curtains go or I do!"
A favourite quotation is that: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Upon passing through customs, Wilde let it be known that: "I have nothing to declare except my genius."
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