Quotes by Jest I know what happiness and what despair are, and I never make a jest of such feelings. Take it, then, but in exchange — Alexandre Dumas jest despair feelings The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest. Annie Dillard jest earnest made Jest with your equals. Bion of Smyrna jest Every love story is a ghost story. David Foster Wallace ghost-stories jest love-story Many true words are spoken in jest. Dinah Maria Murlock Craik true-words jest humor It is good to jest, but not to make a trade of jesting. Elizabeth I jest trade A lot of truth is said in jest. Eminem jest truth-is said The truth I do not dare to know I muffle with a jest. Emily Dickinson jest dare knows Raillery is more insupportable than wrong; because we have a right to resent injuries, but are ridiculous in being angry at a jest. Francois de La Rochefoucauld jest injury ridiculous The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh. Friedrich Schiller jest laughing firsts Many a true word is spoken in jest Geoffrey Chaucer true-words jest Jest not with the eye or with Religion. George Herbert jest eye Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest. George Herbert jest loses Love taught me that your honour did but jest. Graham Greene jest honour taught Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification. Helen Rowland cynic jest wit A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness. Horace jest humor matter There's many a true word spoken in jest. James Joyce true-words jest truth Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest. Javan jest speak Jesting is often only indigence of intellect. Jean de la Bruyere jest intellect Imyself haveheard averygood jest, and havescornedto seem to have so sillya wit as to understand it. John Webster jest wit seems 123»