Quote by Lin Yutang
This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change th

This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

Other quotes by Lin Yutang

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. – Lin Yutang

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Travel
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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

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Honesty
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it arm around the shoulder humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. Its mean, mean stuff. – Robert Orben

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Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. – Irvin S. Cobb

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Humor

I dont know how many sacred cows there are today. I think theres a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. Thats kind of regrettable. – Bob Newhart

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Humor

I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor. – Dana Carvey

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Humor

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