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There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means; draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist


Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.

Grenville Kleiser
1868-1953, American Author


A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.

Shirley Maclaine
1934-, American Actress
 

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

Frank Muir
1920-, British Humorist, Writer

Comedy is a tragedy plus time.

Carol Burnett
American Television Comedian

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.

Thomas Carlyle
1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher, Author


People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772-1834, British Poet, Critic, Philosopher

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