Mock not nor jest at...
Mock not nor jest at anything of importance; break no jests that are sharp or biting; and if you deliver anything witty or pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself.
George Washington
Added on: July 2, 2007
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From George Washington's "Rules of Civility".
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