The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.
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Wit, it seems to me, is a quality that is both envied and held in contempt. Wit can involve wordplay, irony, satire, sarcasm and even cynicism. Personally, I find the cynic rather dull and brooding. When I think of wit, names like Shakespeare, Voltaire, Twain and Wilde come to mind, men whose religiosity was almost certainly below average. But I am also reminded of Tennyson's line, "Too much wit makes the world rotten."
p-nullifidian
Level 8
Sep 6, 2018
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I like Benjamin Franklin’s take on wit...”At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty the wit; and at forty, the judgement.” However I would dispute the ages and raise them all by at least 10 years!
@Marionville Benjamin Franklin was a wit himself. Have you ever read his letter, "Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress?"
@pnfullifidian No but I will look for it.
Don't forget the men (and women) who have no wit and no religion and the men (and women) who have wit and religion though I'll grant you that those two groups I mentioned might not be as large as yours.
Dietl
Level 7
Sep 6, 2018
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Inspire debate? But that's exactly what my post is about, debating the flaws of your quote 
And women!
Marionville
Level 10
Sep 6, 2018
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@Avicenna Yes, I agree but it should more correctly be human not man. I was just being a little pedantic! ?
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