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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper. – Thomas Carlyle

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Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against. – Thomas Carlyle

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A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads. – Thomas Carlyle

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