Jest Proverbs
Sayings about Jest Many a true word is spoken in jest . ~ English Proverb Fear not a jest . If one throws salt at thee thou wilt receive no harm unless thou hast sore places. ~ Latin Proverb Never try to be more foolish than the jester . ~ Yiddish Proverb Many a friend has been lost by a jest , but none has ever been got by one. ~ Czech Proverb The praise of a thousand jesters counts for nothing against the reprimand of one wise man. ~ German Proverb A jest is half a truth. ~ Yiddish Proverb The worst jests are those which are true. ~ French Proverb He that would jest must take a jest, or else to let it alone were best. ~ Dutch Proverb Experience is the teacher of jesters and the intelligence of the wise. ~ German Proverb In the presence of princes the cleverest jester is mute. ~ Chinese Proverb Quotations about Jesting A jest is a very serious thing. ~ Charles Churchill To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a...