Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

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

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

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

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

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 is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

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.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

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.

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.