Jealousy is the sister of love, as the devil is the brother of
angels.--_Boufflers._
~Jesting.~--Jests--Brain fleas that jump about among the slumbering
ideas.--_Heinrich Heine._
The jest loses its point when the wit is the first to
laugh.--_Schiller._
And generally, men ought to find the difference between saltness and
bitterness. Certainly, he that hath a satirical vein, as he maketh
others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of other's
memory.--_Bacon._
~Jewelry.~--Jewels! It's my belief that when woman was made, jewels were
invented only to make her the more mischievous.--_Douglas Jerrold._
~Jews.~--Talk what you will of the Jews; that they are cursed: they thrive
wherever they come; they are able to oblige the prince of their country
by lending him money; none of them beg; they keep together; and as for
their being hated, why Christians hate one another as much.--_Selden._
They are a piece of stubborn antiquity, compared with which Stonehenge
is in its nonage. They date beyond the Pyramids.--_Lamb._
~Joy.~--The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt joy.--_Pope._
Worldly joy is like the songs which peasants sing, full of melodies and
sweet airs.--_Beecher._