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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

A jest breaks no bones.

—Samuel Johnson, 1781

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

—Andy Warhol, 1970

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

—Marty Feldman, 1969

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

—George Eliot, 1876
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