Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

I am a fool, I know it; and yet, Heaven help me, I'm poor enough
to be a wit.

I am a fool, I know it; and yet, Heaven help me, I'm poor enough
to be a wit.

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing read more

With little wit and ease to suit them,
They whirl in narrow circling trails,
Like kittens playing with their tails.
[Ger., Mit wenig Witz und viel Behagen
Dreht jeder sich im engen Zirkeltanz
Wie junge Katzen mit dem Schwanz.]

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

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.