Brilliant Quote by George Washington

Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none, although they give occasion.

— George Washington

If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.

— Plautus

Many true words are spoken in jest.

— Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

Nonsense, when earnest, is impressive, and sometimes takes you in. If you are in a hurry, you occasionally mistake it for sense.

— Benjamin Disraeli

The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest.

— Annie Dillard

There's many a true word spoken in jest.

— James Joyce

Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.

— Sam Levenson

There is no substitute for thoroughgoing, ardent, and sincere earnestness.

— Charles Dickens

Many a true word is spoken in jest

— Geoffrey Chaucer

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

— Demosthenes

At certain moments, words are nothing; it is the tone in which they are uttered.

— Paul Bourget

'The Importance of Being Earnest' is important, but it says nothing about anything.

— Tom Stoppard