If folly disappeared, wit would starve.
Wit: a whim followed by a wham.
In comedy, the witty style wins out over every mishap of the plot.
True wit has a grave intention.
Wit saves us from being swallowed whole by life.
My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.
At retirement, switching from "I must" to "I want" leaves me puzzled and uneasy.