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

Other quotes by James Thurber

Im 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, Id only be 48. Thats the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40. – James Thurber

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I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere. – James Thurber

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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. – Dag Hammarskjold

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Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Assuming that man has a distinct spiritual nature, a soul, why should it be thought unnatural that under appropriate conditions of maladjustment, his soul might die before his body does or that his soul might die without his knowing it? – Albert J. Nock

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A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art. – Louis Nizer

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If you pay attention to the world, its an amazing place. If you dont, its whatever you think it is. – Reggie Watts

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If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters. – Shirley MacLaine

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If there is to be peace in our industrial life let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees – at least to the degree set forth in existing statutes. – John L. Lewis

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Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. – James Madison

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