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Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing read more
With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing with their tails.
[Ger., Mit wenig Witz und viel Behagen
Dreht jeder sich im engen Zirkeltanz
Wie junge Katzen mit dem Schwanz.]
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
