The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is read more

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false 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.

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.

This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit read more

This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but
I find he is only a wit among lords.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

At our wittes end.

At our wittes end.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.

Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.

Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.