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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.

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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.]

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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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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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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.

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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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People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on
the railroad tracks.

People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on
the railroad tracks.

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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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Jesters do oft prove prophets.

Jesters do oft prove prophets.

by William Shakespeare 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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