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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
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.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing read more
With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing with their tails.
[Ger., Mit wenig Witz und viel Behagen
Dreht jeder sich im engen Zirkeltanz
Wie junge Katzen mit dem Schwanz.]
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
