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    The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

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Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

by Aristotle Found in: Humor Quotes, Wit Quotes,
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Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. read more

Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. One feels increasingly the height of the faculty in which it arises, the nobility of things associated with it, and the greatness of services it renders. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.

by Oscar W. Firkins Found in: Humor Quotes,
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A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

by George Eliot Found in: Humor Quotes,
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Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of read more

Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.

by Lana Turner Found in: Humor Quotes,
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.

by Orson Welles Found in: Humor Quotes,
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If I could be a bird, I'd be a Flying Purple People Eater because then people would sing about me read more

If I could be a bird, I'd be a Flying Purple People Eater because then people would sing about me and I could fly down and eat them because I hate that song.

by Jack Handey Found in: Humor Quotes,
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Humour has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

Humour has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Humor Quotes,
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Nobody ever died of laughter.

Nobody ever died of laughter.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Humor Quotes,
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I never dare to write
As funny as I can.

I never dare to write
As funny as I can.

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