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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

585 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:585
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:A jest’s prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.
ATTRIBUTION:Love’s Labour ’s Lost. Act v. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.