I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”

Jesters do oft prove prophets.

I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?

A joke is at most a temporary rebellion against virtue, and its aim is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded.

Jokes are grievances.