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by Ralph Waldo Emerson    ( comments )

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Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any more

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

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by Christian Nestell Bovee    ( comments )

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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.

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by Andre Maurois    ( comments )

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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

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by William Penn    ( comments )

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Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.

Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.

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by Jean Paul    ( comments )

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Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

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by Mark Van Doren    ( comments )

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Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

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by Nathaniel Emmons    ( comments )

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Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

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by Dorothy Parker    ( comments )

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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.

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by Benjamin Franklin    ( comments )

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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.

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by Peggy Noonan    ( comments )

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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.

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