Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they find laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they find laughable.

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.

I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.

I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.

A rich man's joke is always funny.

A rich man's joke is always funny.

I never dare to write
As funny as I can.

I never dare to write
As funny as I can.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling.

A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling.

Miss Piggy to Johnny Carson
.. do you think I am Oscar material?
Johnny Carson: Oscar Mayer maybe
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Miss Piggy to Johnny Carson
.. do you think I am Oscar material?
Johnny Carson: Oscar Mayer maybe
NBC Tonight Show writers
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Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.