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Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
It is better to receive than to do an injury.
[Lat., Accipere quam facere injuiam praestat.]
It is better to receive than to do an injury.
[Lat., Accipere quam facere injuiam praestat.]
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.
It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is read more
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
