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Quote by Horace Walpole
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isnt. A

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isnt. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. – Horace Walpole

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Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. – Horace Walpole

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Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. – Horace Walpole

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Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time. – Hattie McDaniel

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He was just trying to tease me – I knew that later – but he said hed have to leave because it wasnt fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really. – Fay Wray

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Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes. – Gloria Allred

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Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of that sort, but something much deeper and more important. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. – Ernest Hemingway

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Men will often admit other women are oppressed but not you. – Sheila Rowbotham

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I will always try to share my faith with any person who is willing to listen. When I feel a wall go up, we can talk about something else… and I will pray for you. – Gloria Gaynor

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The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. – Simone Weil

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