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Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch read more
It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch dergleichen
recontre erkennen.]
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
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.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
