I appreciate my my sleep In sleep my conversation is witty My home is dusted My office work is up to date The dog is even well behaved And food is on the table on time But then when I'm asleep I don't have you to clutter and confuse My hungry heart
- Nikki Giovanni
Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.
- Aristotle
Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.
- George Eliot
A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly.