Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.

Less judgment than wit, is more sail than ballast.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

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.

Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.

Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require read more

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately
it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting
of extremes round a corner.

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting
of extremes round a corner.

Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.

Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance

Wit is far more often a shield than a lance