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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When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did. – Allen Klein

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Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius. – Thomas Carlyle

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Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too. – Jimmy Buffett

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Humor does not diminish the pain – it makes the space around it get bigger. – Allen Klein

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