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“Wit is educated insolence.”

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Book:The Rhetoric of Aristotle: A Translation

Source: The Rhetoric of Aristotle: A Translation

“Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed.. It is only fair to admit that he can exaggerate, but even his exaggeration has a rational basis. It is not founded on wit or fancy; it does not spring from any poetic imagination.”

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Author:Oscar Wilde

“He was drunk upon the average once a day, and penitent upon an equally fair calculation once a month; and when he was penitent, he was invariably in the very last stage of maudlin intoxication. He was a ragged, roving, roaring kind of fellow, with a burly form, a sharp wit, and a ready head, and could turn his hand to anything when he chose to do it.”

Source: The Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz : illustrative of every day life and everyday people. 1903

“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

“A witty saying proves nothing.”

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Author:Voltaire

“You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.”

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Author:Sacha Guitry

“Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.”

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Book:Ideas and Opinions

Source: Ideas and Opinions

“The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy.”

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Author:David Lehman

“Zeus Is Dead is full of laugh-out-loud moments, lashings of sly wit, moan-worthy puns, and a complex, fast-paced storyline. There aren't very many humorous fantasy murder mysteries out there, especially not as intricately constructed as this one. Michael G. Munz takes a 'What if,' and runs with it like a toddler with Mom's smart phone. The guffaw-worthy throwaway bits will remind you of Douglas Adams. A very enjoyable read.”

“When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.”

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Author:Austin O'Malley

“...the wonderful poems interpreting with equal magic the romance of strange lands and times, or the modern soul, naked and unashamed, as if clothed in its own complexity; the humorous-tragic questionings of the universe; the delicious travel-pictures and fantasies; the lucid criticisms of art, and politics, and philosophy, informed with malicious wisdom, shimmering with poetry and wit.”

Source: Dreamers of the Ghetto