Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.

Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.

Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.

Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.

Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any read more

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

I am a fool, I know it; and yet, Heaven help me, I'm poor enough
to be a wit.

I am a fool, I know it; and yet, Heaven help me, I'm poor enough
to be a wit.

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

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.