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Alexander Pope1 quote
True wit is Nature to advantage dressed,
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed. — Alexander Pope · 1711Aristotle1 quote
Wit is educated insolence. — Aristotle · 322 BCMark Van Doren1 quote
Wit is the only wall
Between us and the dark. — Mark Van Doren · 1939William Shakespeare1 quote
Brevity is the soul of wit. — William Shakespeare · 1616