“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”
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About this quote
Shylock says it when Antonio offers to lend him money for a fair term and the Jew answers with a lecture on the uses of money. The warmth in the line is real but it comes from a man who is about to make Antonio's life miserable, which is typical of the play.
Source: The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 1