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Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit.

Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). “Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two”, p.159, Courier Corporation
Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit.