Behavior Quote by John Oliver

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

— Alexander Pope

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

— Doug Larson

A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first.

— Oscar Levant

We do not claim that punning is legitimate wit. Wit consists in combination of ideas, punning in combination of words only. We wonder at…

— Harriet Hosmer

Puns are a form of humor with words.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted…

— James Boswell

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather…

— Charles Lamb

In our world, all puns are beautiful and they are the highest form of comedy.

— Greg Proops

Pun: A form of wit, to which wise men stoop and fools aspire

— Ambrose Bierce

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

— Frank Muir

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

— Victor Hugo

Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, innuendo, or any other form of cruelty. When these things are raised to a high point…

— James Thurber