Mark Twain Quotes About Wit
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Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
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The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.
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Probably there is an imperceptible touch of something permanent that one feels instinctively to adhere to true humour, whereas wit may be the mere conversational shooting up of "smartness"--a bright feather, to be blown into space the second after it is launched...Wit seems to be counted a very poor relation to Humour....Humour is never artificial.
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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
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Wit and Humor - if any difference, it is in duration - lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, and can do damage - the other fools along and enjoys elaboration.
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