Who said "The best jokes are those that wound just enough to teach."?

This quote is attributed to Mikhail Lermontov.

The best jokes are those that wound just enough to teach. - Mikhail Lermontov

"The best jokes are those that wound just enough to teach."

Mikhail Lermontov Humor

Poet Novelist Russian 1814–1841

"A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished."

"The soul wants to wander in green fields."

"I love the music of human words."

"Believe nothing that you hear and half of what you see."

"Never underestimate the power of a good laugh."

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"A good laugh is the best medicine."

"Laughter is contagious and wonderful."