#jests

Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

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Jests that give pains are no jests. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you. ↗

— Pamela Hansford Johnson

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He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. ↗

— Paul Simon

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The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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The jests of the rich are ever successful. ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

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