Jesting Quotes
(1 - 10 of 22)Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne more
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath borne me on his back a
thousand times. And now how abhorred in my imagination it is!
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
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.
(Andrew:) I am not such an ass but I can keep my hand dry. But
what's your jest?
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(Andrew:) I am not such an ass but I can keep my hand dry. But
what's your jest?
(Maria:) A dry jest, sir.
(Andrew:) Are you full of them?
(Maria:) Ay, sir, I have them at my fingers' ends. Marry, now I
let go your hand, I am barren.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere more
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere facetiae, ubi nimis ex vero traxere,
Acram sui memoriam relinquunt.]
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
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.]
Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
That's a good joke but we do it much better in England.
That's a good joke but we do it much better in England.
