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The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

James Thurber

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
JAMES THURBER

Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
The things we laugh at are awful while they are going on, but get funny when we look back. And other people laugh because they’ve been through it too. The closest thing to humor is tragedy.
JAMES THURBER

Laughter People Tragedy
Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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Confusion Happiness Thinking
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
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Attention Beautiful One Liner
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
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Angry Awareness Fear Future Past
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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Chaos Emotional Humor Remember Tranquility
The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
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Dog Himself Level Man Success
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
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Funny Himself Person Smart World
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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Probability Thinking Worth
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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Death Learning Man Strive Wisdom
Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Body Count Patience Yourself
A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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Act Creation Fake Misunderstanding Thinking
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Achievement Advice Art Man
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Better Known Question
Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
JAMES THURBER

Company Crowd Party Travel Wanderer

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