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“Religion supposed Heaven and Hell, the word of God, and sacraments, and twenty other circumstances which, taken seriously, are a wonderful check to wit and humour.”

Heaven Hell Taken Wonderful Atheism Humour Circumstances Twenties Positive Atheism Wit Checks Word Of God Sacraments Heaven And Hell

Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays

Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays

“My temper is not spoilt. I am absolutely non-homicidal. Nor do I ever attack unless I have been attacked first, and then Heaven have mercy upon the attacker, because I don't! I just sharpen my wits on a wooden head as a cat sharpens its claws on the wood legs of a table.”

Firsts Has Beens Heaven Cat Mercy Tables Legs Woods Wit Temper Claws Homicidal Spoilt

Author:Edith Sitwell

“Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven.”

Men Way Turns Father Heaven Dark Known Shining Guides Wit Scripture Phrases Glorify Lanterns Father In Heaven

Book:The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe

Source: The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe

“They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies. [Lat., Che sovente addivien che'l saggio e'l forte. Fabro a se stesso e di beata sorte.]”

Heaven Wise Sky Fortune Guides Wit Discretion Stout Forte

Author:Torquato Tasso

“Women who are not living ought to spend all their time cracking jokes. In a rotten society women grow witty; making a heaven while they wait.”

Heaven Grows Waiting Women Ought Jokes Witty Wit Rotten

Book:Pilgrimage

Source: Pilgrimage

“There are as many and innumerable degrees of wit, as there are cubits between this and heaven.”

Heaven Degrees Wit

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“I am a fool, I know it; and yet, Heaven help me, I'm poor enough to be a wit.”

Knows Enough Helping Heaven Poor Fool Wit Help Me

Book:Love for Love: A Comedy

Source: Love for Love: A Comedy

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