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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.
Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
