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The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.


Friedrich Schiller

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The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.
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ANONYMOUS He deserves paradise who makes his companions laugh
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PETER HANDKE Can I buy you a drink when you get off?"

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MAX BEERBOHM When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.
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SOURCE UNKNOWN He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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