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Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper read more
Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper it not with liking;
But if thou want it, buy it not too deare
Many affecting wit beyond their power,
Have got to be a deare fool for an houre.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting
of extremes round a corner.
Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting
of extremes round a corner.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.
Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
