Quote by Virginia Woolf
Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. - V

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. – Virginia Woolf

Other quotes by Virginia Woolf

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title. – Virginia Woolf

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Past
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If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. – Virginia Woolf

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Other Quotes from
Humor
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Sense of humor is important in life, not just in clothing. How boring to live a life in beige. – Jean Pigozzi

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If I cant see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny? – Casey Affleck

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Humor

I dont think its possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor. – Christopher Hitchens

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Humor

Joe Barberas s always complaining that he cant get humor into cartoons anymore. Just do it. Youve got your money. Why do they let the networks run their lives? – John Kricfalusi

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. – Sun Tzu

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I shoot the Hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum,
Because if I use leaden ones
His hide is sure to flatten em. – Hilaire Belloc

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