Proverbs like this

a proverb told in the council of chiefs
might mean for a wise counsel.
a proverb told in the gathering of fools
may just have been wasted.
a joke told to fools may annoy the king.
a joke told to kings may humour the fool.
but wise or wasted,
humour or annoyance,
neither the fool nor the king would change status.
but the joke could, and the proverb too.

leonell echa