Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Quote by Mark Van Doren

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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...

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...

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

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...

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

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

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

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...

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...

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit must be foiled by wit : cut a diamond with a diamond

Wit must be foiled by wit : cut a diamond with a diamond

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...

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

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

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

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

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

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...

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.