“It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.”

“Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.”

“Wit will shine
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.”

“Aristodemus, a friend of Antigonus, supposed to be a cook's son, advised him to moderate his gifts and expenses. "Thy words," said he, "Aristodemus, smell of the apron."”

“The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.”

“No one is satisfied with his position, but every one is satisfied with his wit”

“We may read many truths in the Bible, but we cannot know them savingly, till God by his Spirit shines upon our soul.”

“Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.”

“The right honorable gentlemen is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.”

“A man can live on his wits and his balls for only so long.”