Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

We grant, although he had much wit,
H' was very shy of using it,
As being loth read more

We grant, although he had much wit,
H' was very shy of using it,
As being loth to wear it out,
And therefore bore it not about;
Unless on holy days or so,
As men their best apparel do.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

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.

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.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.