[HighSierra5]

What is that old saying? “They dost protest too much”. Something like that.

[Gen.Blather]

“What is that old saying? “They dost protest too much”. Something like that.”

I think the Shakespeare quote you are looking for is, “Many a truth is said in jest.”

[savedbygrace]

https://literarydevices.net/lady-doth-protest-too-much/