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1 The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.
<01> Шутка теряет свою прелесть, если первым засмеялся тот, кто ее произнес. Shiller (Шиллер).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.
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