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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.

by Andreas Gryphius Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

by Michel De Montaigne Found in: Wit Quotes,
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It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch read more

It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch dergleichen
recontre erkennen.]

by Andreas Gryphius Found in: Wit Quotes,
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This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more

This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.

Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.

by John Dryden Found in: Wit Quotes,
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An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

by Richard Baxter Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

by Jean Paul Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.

Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.

by Peggy Noonan Found in: Wit Quotes,
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Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is read more

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

by Aristotle Found in: Wit Quotes,
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