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Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
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 is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
