Wit vs. Humor Quotes
Most popular wit vs. humor quotes
![Humor comes from self-confidence. There's an aggressive element to wit. - Rita Mae Brown quote.](/img/q/47/33047A-humor-comes-from-self-confidence-theres-aggressive-element-wit-rita-mae-brown.png)
Humor comes from self-confidence. There's an aggressive element to wit.
![Wit is artificial; humor is natural. Wit is accidental; humor is inevitable. Wit is born of conscious effort; humor, of the allotted ironies of fate. - Agnes Repplier quote.](/img/q/70/33070A-wit-is-artificial-humor-is-natural-wit-is-accidental-humor-agnes-repplier.png)
Wit is artificial; humor is natural. Wit is accidental; humor is inevitable. Wit is born of conscious effort; humor, of the allotted ironies of fate.
![There is this difference between wit and humor: wit makes you think, humor makes you laugh. - Josh Billings quote.](/img/q/28/42128A-there-is-this-difference-between-wit-humor-wit-makes-you-josh-billings.png)
There is this difference between wit and humor: wit makes you think, humor makes you laugh.
![Humor inspires sympathetic, good-natured laughter and is favored by the "healing power" gang. Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down. - Florence King quote.](/img/q/30/42130A-humor-inspires-sympathetic-good-natured-laughter-is-favored-by-healing-florence-king.png)
Humor inspires sympathetic, good-natured laughter and is favored by the "healing power" gang. Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down.
![Humor is of the heart, and has its tears; but wit is of the head, and has only smiles—and the majority of those are bitter. - Letitia Landon quote.](/img/q/31/42131A-humor-is-of-the-heart-and-has-its-tears-but-letitia-landon.png)
Humor is of the heart, and has its tears; but wit is of the head, and has only smiles—and the majority of those are bitter.
![Don't try for wit. Settle for humor. You'll last longer. - Elsa Maxwell quote.](/img/q/32/42132A-dont-try-for-wit-settle-for-humor-youll-last-longer-elsa-maxwell.png)
Don't try for wit. Settle for humor. You'll last longer.
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.
![Humor wades across a brook, wit jumps over it. - Austin O'Malley quote.](/img/q/34/42134A-humor-wades-across-a-brook-wit-jumps-over-it-austin-omalley.png)
Humor wades across a brook, wit jumps over it.
![Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, or any other form of cruelty. When these things are raised to a high point they can become wit. - James Thurber quote.](/img/q/36/42136A-humor-does-not-include-sarcasm-invalid-irony-sardonicism-or-any-james-thurber.png)
Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, or any other form of cruelty. When these things are raised to a high point they can become wit.
![Wit and Humor—if any difference it is in duration—lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, brief, and can do damage—the other fools along and enjoys the elaboration. - Mark Twain quote.](/img/q/37/42137A-wit-and-humor-if-any-difference-it-is-duration-lightning-mark-twain.png)
Wit and Humor—if any difference it is in duration—lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, brief, and can do damage—the other fools along and enjoys the elaboration.