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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

James Thurber

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess.
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Future Guess Past Sound
If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.
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Herself Man Sex Strong Woman Wonder
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.
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Believe Born Leadership Poet
I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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Animal Dog Myself Thinking
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
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Exception Rule
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.
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Dog Happiness Man Strange Trouble
Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
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Understand Wisdom Woman Yourself
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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Probability Thinking Worth
But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?
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Darkness Dreams Fear Sleep
Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.
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Achievement Character Expression Humor Laughter Separate
Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
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Break Up Love Yourself
The unicorn is a mythical beast.
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Fantasy Myth Unicorn
Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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Collision Fly Greatness Man World

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