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No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.

—Maria Edgeworth, 1809

He who laugheth too much, hath the nature of a fool; he that laugheth not at all, hath the nature of an old cat.

—Thomas Fuller, 1732

Jests and scoffs do lessen majesty and greatness and should be far from great personages and men of wisdom.

—Henry Peacham, 1622

Laughter always arises from a gaiety of disposition, absolutely incompatible with contempt and indignation.

—Voltaire, 1736

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

—George Eliot, 1876
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