Brevity is the soul of wit. William Shakespeare (Hamlet, 2:ii)
There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike: information and wit. Stephen Leacock
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. Somerset Maugham
Wit is a lean creature with sharp inquiring nose, whereas humor has a kindly eye and a comfortable girth. Charles S Brooks
Where wit is a form of criticism or mockery, humor includes an element of self-criticism or self-mockery; where wit tends to proclaim imperfection, humor wryly acknowledges it; where wit undresses you, humor goes naked. Louis Kronenberger
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. William Hazlitt
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle.
Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humour is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. Frank Muir