There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply callisthenics with words.

There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply callisthenics with words.

俏皮话和机智之间有天壤之别。智慧包含真理;俏皮话就是简单的文字健美操。

-- Dorothy Parker 多萝西·帕克