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"This man [Chesterfield] I thought had been a lord among wits; but I find he is only a wit among lords."
WitSome mens wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and — Wit
"Some mens wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven."
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Wit is a form of intelligent humour—the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. Someone witty, also known as a wit, is a person skilled at wit, making spontaneous one-line or single-phrase jokes. Forms of wit include the quip, repartee, and wisecrack.
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