In summary, we could perhaps best consider this passage from Feng Meng-lung's preface to his Hsiao fu, or Treasure-House of Laughter: "The past, the present, and the whole world are a treasure-house of laughter.
而其中最大笑柄，竟是人類本身。或許，我們可以馮夢龍在「笑府」中所寫的序，來為歷代笑話作個總結：