There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.