wit, n.All

Wit is an indication of a disturbance of the equipoise and, as such, is not a quality of cheerful souls.

Wit is in everything in this world, if we can but find it out.

Wit is, in contrast to the comic, a serious matter... to laugh at it is to confess that you do not understand.

Wit is a scoundrel... it equivocates and hides.

The Wit is one who makes fun of other persons in contrast to the satirist who makes fun of the world and the humorist who makes fun of himself.

Wit is such that a small degree thereof, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

Wit is best used to please and not to hurt, for one may shine like the sun in the temperate zones without scorching.

Wit is a sword... it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.