No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.
—Maria Edgeworth, 1809
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Big head, little wit.
—French proverbComedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.
—Marty Feldman, 1969I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
—Book of Ecclesiastes, 225 BCA jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781