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Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
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.
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
 Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately 
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require read more 
 Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately 
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit. 
 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. 
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
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.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.