A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where…

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A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

A smile is the universal welcome.

A smile is the universal welcome.

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Everyone is better looking when they are smiling

Everyone is better looking when they are smiling

The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it.

The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it.

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a...

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a...

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost...

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost...

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

All people smile in the same language.

All people smile in the same language.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when...

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when...