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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Source
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 8.

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John 3:17

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 3:17).

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Apostle Paul

Philippians 4:8

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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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. (Philippians 4:8).