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Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
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.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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.
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.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
