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"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."
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"Digression is the soul of wit. Take the philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet's father's ghost and what stays is dry bones."
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"My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she'll end up taking over."
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"And are you going to explain why you consider competing with me to be the most sincere form of compliment? "Of course I am, Lightsong said. "My dear, have you ever known me to make an inflammatorily ridiculous statement without providing an equally ridiculous explanation to substantiate it? "Of course not, she agreed. "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic. "I am rather exceptional in that regard."
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"Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest."
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"Great men may jest with saints 'tis wit in them But in the less foul profanation."
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"He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it."
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"Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately."
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"This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity."The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound."Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you."
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"I'm keeping my acerbic wit completely fueled."
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"Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond."
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"Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."
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"I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation."
Poetry
"Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible."
Genius
"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."
Wit
"Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn't it?"
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"You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd."
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"I may not understand, but I am willing to admire."
Understanding
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