Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire.

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

Brevity is the body and soul of wit.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.