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An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
As a wit, if not first, in the very first line.
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.
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.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch read more
It is by such encounters that wits come to know each other.
[Ger., Les beaux esprits lernen einander durch dergleichen
recontre erkennen.]
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
Aristotle said , , , melancholy men of all others are most witty.
