“JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.” ActionMankindKingsCourtRidiculousOfficersHouseholdAmusementDecreeUtteranceJester Author:Ambrose Bierce
“There comes, even to kings, the time of great weariness. Then the gold of the throne is brass, the silk of the palace becomes drab. The gems in the diadem and upon the fingers of the women sparkle drearily like the ice of white seas; the speech of men is as the empty rattle of a jester's bell and the feel comes of things unreal; even the sun is copper in the sky and the breath of the green ocean is no longer fresh.” MenFeelsWhiteSunSeaSkyKingsSpeechOceanEmptyGoldBreathsGreenFingersIceBellsThronesPalacesUnrealSilkGemsWearinessSparkleBrassCopperJester Book:Kull: Exile of Atlantis Source: Kull: Exile of Atlantis
“When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife. He doesn't call for the cook. He calls for the court jester.” WifeKingsCourtCooksJesterCourt Jester Author:Richard Simmons
“A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.” KingsOfficeAuthorityBonesSymbolsStaffSovereignJesterSigns And Symbols Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World