George Eliot Quotes about Wit
The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
George Eliot (2015). “Middlemarch: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.206, Penguin
The wit of a family is usually best received among strangers.
George Eliot (1873). “Wise, Witty, and Tender Sayings in Prose and Verse: Selected from the Works of George Eliot”, p.313