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I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed; and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. — Samuel Johnson · 1784Comedy1 quote
The world has joked incessantly for over fifty centuries.
And every joke that's possible has long ago been made. — W.S. Gilbert · 1894Comedy (play)1 quote
A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it. — William Shakespeare · 1597