Women detest a jealous man whom they do not love, but it angers them when a man they do love is not jealous.—Ninon de L'Enclos.
A jealous man always finds more than he looks for.—Mlle. de Scudéry.
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.