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 makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any read more

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- read more

Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- then we can all die laughing.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.

Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

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.