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An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
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.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more
This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.
