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Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require read more
Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.
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.
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.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
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.
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.
