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Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.

Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.

by John Milton Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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He that will lose his friend for a jest, deserves to die a beggar
by the bargain.

He that will lose his friend for a jest, deserves to die a beggar
by the bargain.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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No time to break jests when the heartstrings are about to be
broken.

No time to break jests when the heartstrings are about to be
broken.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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Jesting, often, only proves a want of intellect.
[Fr., La moquerie est souvent une indigence d'esprit.]

Jesting, often, only proves a want of intellect.
[Fr., La moquerie est souvent une indigence d'esprit.]

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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A jest loses its point when the jester laughs himself.
[Ger., Des Spass verliert Alles, wenn der Spassmacher selber read more

A jest loses its point when the jester laughs himself.
[Ger., Des Spass verliert Alles, wenn der Spassmacher selber
lacht.]

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Jest not with the two-edged sword of God's word.

Jest not with the two-edged sword of God's word.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a
pocket.

A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a
pocket.

by John Dennis Found in: Jesting Quotes,
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to
earnest.
[Lat., Si quid read more

If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to
earnest.
[Lat., Si quid dictum est per jocum,
Non aequum est id te serio praevortier.]

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