I admire wit, but I have no real liking for it; it has been too often employed against me, whereas humor is always an ally: it never points an impertinent finger into my defects.

• 我赞赏智慧，但并不真正喜欢它；它常常针对我，而幽默却是好的同盟：它从不就我的缺点粗鲁的指出。