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Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
[Lat., Votre espril en donne aux autres.]
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.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any read 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.
