Jonathan Swift Quotes on Wit
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'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit.
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For conversation well endued; She calls it witty to be rude; And, placing raillery in railing, Will tell aloud your greatest failing.
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Men are contented to be laughed at for their wit, but not for their folly.
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That's as well said, as if I had said it myself.
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You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come; Knock as you please, there's nobody at home.