Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

Quote by Mark Van Doren

Topics: Sense Of Humor Quotes

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign...

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and...

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive...

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...