Quote by Francis Bacon
Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a

Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor. – Eric Sevareid

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I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. – Brendan Coyle

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There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girls sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system it could be a lot of different things. – Jensen Ackles

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I think God has a tremendous sense of humor. – Rainn Wilson

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