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The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
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.
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.
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.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
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 consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
