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At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
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.
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.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
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.
Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no read more
Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no wit for so much room.
