Quote by James Thurber
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The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the world the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people – that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. – James Thurber

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Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense. – William Lyon Phelps

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I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. – Herbert Read

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Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. – William Wordsworth

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The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it. – Paul Cezanne

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