Laughter always arises from a gaiety of disposition, absolutely incompatible with contempt and indignation.
—Voltaire, 1736
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A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
—George Eliot, 1876I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?
—Andy Warhol, 1970A jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781Jesters do oft prove prophets.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1605