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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.
And however are Dennises take offence,
A double meaning shows double sense;
And if proverbs tell truth,
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And however are Dennises take offence,
A double meaning shows double sense;
And if proverbs tell truth,
A double tooth
Is wisdom's adopted dwelling.
Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
Joking decides great things,
Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
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.
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.
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.]
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.]
A jester, a bad character.
[Fr., Diseur de bon mots, mauvais caractere.]
A jester, a bad character.
[Fr., Diseur de bon mots, mauvais caractere.]
A college joke to cure the dumps.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
