Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

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The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities, the meeting of extremes around a corner

Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities, the meeting of extremes around a corner

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey...

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to...

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well...

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is...

Wit is a treacherous dart. It is perhaps the only weapon with which it is...

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

Wit is the fetching of congruity out of incongruity

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...

Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds...