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Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
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.
Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper read more
Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper it not with liking;
But if thou want it, buy it not too deare
Many affecting wit beyond their power,
Have got to be a deare fool for an houre.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
