Many a true word is spoken in jest.
English Proverb.
“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”
“A smooth sea never made a skilled marine.”
“Death is a shadow that always follows the body”
“The absent are always wrong.”
“Everyone must row with the oars he has.”
“The shortest answer is doing.”
“A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.”
“Alas poor Yorick! I knew him Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest of most excellent fancy.”
“Jesters do often prove prophets.”