John Tillotson Quote

A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.


The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson... (ed. 1696)


A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.

A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.

A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.

A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.