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A Jest's Prosperity Lies In The Ear Of Him That Hears It, Never In The Tongue Of Him That Makes It.
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Love's Labour 's Lost
-- Act v, Sc. 2
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