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

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit

Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things which are alike

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention there are many books that owe their success to two things good memory of those who write them, and the bad memory of those who read them

So vast is art, so narrow human wit