Wit is educated insolence.

ἡ γὰρ εὐτραπελία πεπαιδευμένη ὕβρις ἐστίν.

Aristotle

Rhetoric

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Wit Being funny

Author

Aristotle

Source

Rhetoric

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 12, sect. 16.

Current Citation

Aristotle. The Art of Rhetoric, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, pt. 12, sect. 16.

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In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

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On the Parts of Animals
Genre
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Time
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Era
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Aristotle. Περὶ ζῴων μορίων [Parts of Animals]. c. 350 BC.

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Aristotle. "Parts of Animals I." Aristotle: Generation of Animals & History of Animals 1, Parts of Animals 1, translated by C. D. C. Reeve. Hackett Publications, 2019.

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He gave up the ghost.

Luke 23:46

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Gospel of Luke The Bible
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 23:46).

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Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

John 18:38

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).