Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
—H. L. Mencken
We’ve all heard the saying, “Everyone’s a comedian.” That may be true, but we also know that not everyone is funny, and even fewer are witty. But what’s the difference between wit and humor? Brevity helps, but more importantly, a witty saying isn’t just funny, it’s
about something. As Daniel Bukszpan puts it in his introduction to
The Essential Wit of the World’s Funniest People, what witty sayings have in common is their ability to relate “something truthful about mankind’s folly in a matter of just a few words.” That truth-telling is the common factor that unites this collection of jokes, asides, aphorisms, and observations.
Über den Autor
Daniel Bukszpan is a freelance writer with over twenty years’ experience. He has written for such publications as
Fortune,
Time, CNBC,
Condé Nast Traveler, DNAinfo, and many more. He is the author of
The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal,
The Encyclopedia of New Wave, and
The Art of Brutal Legend. He also contributed to
AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock ’n‘ Roll The Ultimate Illustrated History;
Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast;
Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History; and
Rush: The Illustrated History. He is an antisocial guitar player who lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Asia, and his son, Roman.
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