Jesting Quotes

“A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.”
― William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost

“One jests because one wants to contemplate.”
― Plotinus, The Essential Plotinus

“Even a moment of jesting with an asura is likely to lead to incalculable evil consequences.”
― R.K. Narayan, The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

“Thursdays are for riddling. Although Mondays are for jesting, so I suppose those days are ruled out, too.”
― Gina Marinello-Sweeney, Prince of Chandeliers

“Life can be a waste by jesting and joking away their time.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“You joke about marriage, your marriage will be a joke.”
― إبراهيم عرفات