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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.
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.
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 bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp
sting behind it.
[Lat., Aspere read 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.]
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.
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 college joke to cure the dumps.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
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.
A joke's a very serious thing.
A joke's a very serious thing.
