No, he hath simply the best wit of any handicraftman in Athens.
– William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 4, Scene 2. Bottom has disappeared and Flute says that the craftsmen’s play-within-a-play cannot go on without "the best wit" in Athens. But there is a certain irony here. His description of Bottom is contradicted by the many stupid things the self-important Bottom says and does throughout the play.