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No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.

—Maria Edgeworth, 1809

Big head, little wit.

—French proverb

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

—Marty Feldman, 1969

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

—Book of Ecclesiastes, 225 BC

A jest breaks no bones.

—Samuel Johnson, 1781
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