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Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Brevity is the body and soul of wit.
Wit is cultured insolence.
Wit is cultured insolence.
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.
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
An ounce of wit is worth a pound of sorrow.
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.]
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.
