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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. 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.

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Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

by Max Eastman Found in: Humor Quotes,
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I am no longer a curmudgeon.
I am a curmudgeon emeritus.

I am no longer a curmudgeon.
I am a curmudgeon emeritus.

by James Gibbons Found in: Humor Quotes,
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Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

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Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

by Edward De Bono 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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A rich man's joke is always funny.

A rich man's joke is always funny.

by Thomas Edward Brown Found in: Humor Quotes,
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The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.

The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.

by Charlie Chaplin Found in: Humor Quotes,
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people read more

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Humor Quotes,
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If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.

by Helen Giangregorio Found in: Humor Quotes,
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