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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the read more
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the read more
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
Sometimes when I feel like killing someone, I do a little trick to calm myself down. I'll go over to read more
Sometimes when I feel like killing someone, I do a little trick to calm myself down. I'll go over to the person's house and ring the doorbell. When the person comes to the door, I'm gone, but you know what I've left on the porch? A jack-o-lantern with a knife stuck in the side of its head with a note that says 'You.' After that I usually feel a lot better, and no harm done.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, read more
To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound
A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.
A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
