Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.

Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.

We grant, although he had much wit,
H' was very shy of using it,
As being loth read more

We grant, although he had much wit,
H' was very shy of using it,
As being loth to wear it out,
And therefore bore it not about;
Unless on holy days or so,
As men their best apparel do.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

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.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no read more

Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no wit for so much room.