> A man may seem wise > if he pokes fun at another > and sustains a fellow guest. > But the man who talks > behind another man's back > knows little even if he laughs with men - If someone is entertaining at a gathering at the expense of others, doing it behind that person's back shows they know very little. - Maybe not very little of the person, but very little about wisdom. - Words have power to spark wars and wreak havok and death. Used flippantly its a fools mistake. - Just because people are laughing with you doesn't mean they agree with, or that they support your statements. - It simply means you were entertaining for an evening - Maybe they want to avoid being the next victim of your humor - Maybe they don't want to appear as the stand out and alert that person that they have an enemy - Using people for the fodder of your jokes is showing your own insecurities - This may make you appear "wise" or able to weave infectious humor and laughter - but in reality its just a loudspeaker to your own insecurity - *"HAHA LOOK AT ALL THEIR FLAWS!... but not mine..."* - It's easier to laugh at another than to laugh at one's self.