Jesters do oft prove prophets.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1605
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I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?
—Andy Warhol, 1970Jests and scoffs do lessen majesty and greatness and should be far from great personages and men of wisdom.
—Henry Peacham, 1622A jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
—George Eliot, 1876