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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
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
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
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.]
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
