The well of true wit is truth itself.

The well of true wit is truth itself

It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness

There's a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

One of the sublimest thing in the world is plain truth.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.