"When the age is in, the wit is out"
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"True wit never made us laugh."
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"The finest wits have their sediment."
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"For every grain of wit there is a grain of folly."
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"This man [Chesterfield], I thought, had been a Lord among wits; but I find he is only a wit among Lords."
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"When someone has the wit to coin a useful phrase, it ought to be acclaimed and broadcast or it will perish."
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"No one is satisfied with his position, but every one is satisfied with his wit"
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"Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it."
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"There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad."
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"The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu."
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"Half-wits talk much, but say little."
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"Many would live by their Wits, but break for want of Stock."
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"[On being told their loquacious, domineering host was 'outspoken':] By whom?"
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"Someone would have to keep his wits, and he had assumed automatically that since Fezzik had so few, he would find retaining them not all that difficult."
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"Of all wit's uses, the main one is to live well with who has none."
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"The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs."
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"Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour."
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"Things are bound to begin happening if you've got your wits about you. You create the lucky accidents."
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"The wittiest authors evoke a barely perceptible smile."
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"No charm, no humor, no wit -- and a personality which can only be described as 'icky.' ."
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