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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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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. – Francis Bacon

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Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin. – Ned Rorem

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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. – Max Eastman

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The president of General Motors was in a foul humor. – Arthur Hailey

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Get well cards have become so humorous that if you dont get sick youre missing half the fun. – Flip Wilson

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