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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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Mens hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another, and all against evil only. – Thomas Carlyle

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