Jests Quotes

24 quotes by 17 authors

The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed, And fight maliciously; for when mine hours Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives Of me for jests;… — William Shakespeare
Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joy, laughter and jests, as well as our sorrows,… — Hippocrates
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
Jests that give pains are no jests. — Miguel de Cervantes
Riding upon the back of a waterhorse - what mortal had ever stayed in such a seat for so long? On a horse made of… — Cecilia Dart-Thornton
Perhaps today there is a greater kindness of tone, as there is greater ingenuity of expression to make up for the fact that all the… — Charles Loomis Dana
I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I… — Henry David Thoreau
Men ought to know that from the brain and from the brain only arise our pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests as well as our sorrows,… — Hippocrates
The jests of the rich are ever successful. — Oliver Goldsmith
The preacher who jests and jokes with his people all week will soon find that he cannot stand in his pulpit on Sunday with power… — Vance Havner
Blest be those feasts, with simple plenty crowned, Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail Or sigh… — Oliver Goldsmith
All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. — Paul Simon
Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests. — Thornton Wilder
Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made. — Edgar Allan Poe
Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect. — Edgar Allan Poe
He jests at scars that never felt a wound. — William Shakespeare
This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on… — William Shakespeare
Above all, one hideous figure grew as familiar as if it had been before the general gaze from the foundations of the world - the… — Charles Dickens
No one can say 'He jests at scars who never felt a wound' for I have never for one moment been in a state of… — C.S. Lewis

Who Wrote These Jests Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 24 Jests Quotes as follows: