In a message dated 01-02-26 19:46:34 EST, Eugene Dillenburg wrote:

<< First, the quote I'm trying to track down is not "This would be a nice
 (blank) if it weren't for all the (blank)," but rather "much truth is spoken
 in jest."  I thought it was Shakespeare, but it doesn't appear in any
 concordance I've tried, and I've not found it in Roget's or other
 collections of quotes.  The mystery continues. >>

My apologies, Gene, for my confusion.  I was indeed misled by your quotation
marks, thinking they enclosed the quote you were trying to track down.  I had
forgotten about your prior search for the truth in humor phrase, which I also
could not find in thesauri.  I think the exact phrase is, "Many a true word
is spoken in jest."  I never thought it was Shakespeare, however.  It doesn't
sound like his style to me.  It occurs to me that it has the cadences of
Franklin: perhaps his works might be worth a look.

David Haberstich

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