Quote by Francis Bacon
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not;

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

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

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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Advice
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Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. – Francis Bacon

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Law
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We have a certain warped sense of humor in Scandinavia, and that is what comes across in the choices in a lot of our movies. – Connie Nielsen

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Ill let you in on a secret: I cant stand Jay Ward. I hate being compared to Rocky and Bullwinkle. Its just a different style of humor. – John Kricfalusi

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To me, sadness and humor arent disrelated and humor is the best tool Ive had against the sadness in my life. – Mike Mills

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They dont make you pay for the humor. Its up and down, but theyre trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever. – Mike Judge

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Humor

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With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again. – Christian Marclay

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The people of South Carolina support conservatives who are trying to push real change, and the people of South Carolina expect their presidential candidates to back them up when they show courage. – Nikki Haley

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Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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