Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

His wit invites you by his looks to come,
But when you knock, it never is at home.

His wit invites you by his looks to come,
But when you knock, it never is at home.

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.

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.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

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

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

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

At our wittes end.

At our wittes end.