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Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- read more
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- then we can all die laughing.
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.]
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
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.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.