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Quotation from Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
“A jest’s prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it”
Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1510)
Rosaline explains why the hospital will test whether Berowne's wit is worth anything.
Citation: "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, Act V, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1510). (id loves-labours-lost-q14)
