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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
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
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.]
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
