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Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.
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.
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.
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.
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.
