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Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.
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.
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- read more
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- then we can all die laughing.
