His jest will savour but of ...

His jest will savour but of shallow wit, When thousands weep, more than did laugh at it.
His jest will savour but of shallow wit, When thousands weep, more than did laugh at it.

Quotes from the same author

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
All the world is a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances; Each man in his time plays many parts.
How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.