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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.
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
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.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
