"Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Humor More From Ambrose Bierce "Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows." "Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious." "Sabbath – a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh." More In Humor "Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they’re uncomfortable laughs."― John Ratzenberger "I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today."― Tony Bennett "I realized women and humor were linked very closely."― Craig Ferguson