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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.
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 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.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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.]
