“A Wise man knows that much of what he says and does is commonplace and trivial. His thoughts are not all solemn and sacred in his own eyes. He is able to laugh at himself and is not offended when others make him a subject whereon to exercise their wit.” KnowsMenDoeEyeAbleLaughingWiseSubjectsExerciseSacredWitOffendedSolemnCommonplace Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.” SubjectsHumourSeriousBearsTestsAncientWitGravitySageRidiculeExaminationSuspiciousJest Author:Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
“One of the problems I see with these comics on television, particularly cable television, is, since you can say anything in terms of sex and scatological references and so on, therefore, you should do it. So they all limit themselves to these subjects and this vocabulary. My objection is that it is a lack of articulateness. Irreverence is easy, but what is hard is wit. Wit is what these comedians lack.” ShouldHardProblemSexEasyTermSubjectsTelevisionLimitsWitComedianSay AnythingVocabularyCablesObjectionsIrreverence Author:Tom Lehrer
“All my shows are therapy, trying to navigate interesting subjects so I can work them out and to be honest and say some things are beyond the wit of this man.” MenTryingI CanShowsInterestingSubjectsHonestWitBeing HonestTherapyNavigate Author:Marcus Brigstocke