Who said "A jest without pith is like a body without a soul."?

This quote is attributed to Laurence Sterne.

A jest without pith is like a body without a soul. - Laurence Sterne

"A jest without pith is like a body without a soul."

Laurence Sterne Creativity

Novelist English 1713–1768

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