People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

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.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

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