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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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For, if a good speaker, never so eloquent, does not see into the fact, and is not speaking the truth of that – is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? – Thomas Carlyle

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Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. – Thomas Carlyle

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I failed to fulfill what should have been an interesting role. I couldnt take their formula and bring what I had, my humor, my ideas, and make it my own. – Dianne Wiest

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Humor results when society says you cant scratch certain things in public, but they itch in public. – Tom Walsh

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You see, thats another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor. – Liza Minnelli

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