"The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit."
― William Temple
Topic(s):
Humor
More From William Temple
- "The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies."
- "Man’s wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy."
- "You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill."
More In Humor
- "When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did."― Allen Klein
- "Anyone in the humor business isn’t thinking clearly if he doesn’t surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity – or you burn yourself out."― Hank Ketcham
- "The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance."― Peter De Vries