Jests and scoffs do lessen majesty and greatness and should be far from great personages and men of wisdom.
—Henry Peacham, 1622
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Jokes are grievances.
—Marshall McLuhan, 1969Big head, little wit.
—French proverbA jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781Laughter always arises from a gaiety of disposition, absolutely incompatible with contempt and indignation.
—Voltaire, 1736