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
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A jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?
—Andy Warhol, 1970Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.
—Marty Feldman, 1969A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
—George Eliot, 1876