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> [We live in an ironic society where even play is turned into work. But the highest existence is not work; the highest level of existence is play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hyers/we-live-in-an-ironic-society-where-even-play-is-turned-into-work-but/)

Conrad Hyers

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## More by Conrad Hyers

> [Humor is not the opposite of seriousness. Humor is the opposite of despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hyers/humor-is-not-the-opposite-of-seriousness-humor-is-the-opposite-of/)

Conrad Hyers

> [We live in an ironic society where even play is turned into work. But the highest existence is not work; the highest level of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hyers/we-live-in-an-ironic-society-where-even-play-is-turned-into-work-but/)

Conrad Hyers

> [Children have a remarkable talent for not taking the adult world with the kind of respect we are so confident it ought to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hyers/children-have-a-remarkable-talent-for-not-taking-the-adult-world-with/)

Conrad Hyers

> [What is particularly intriguing, in fact, is that whereas many peoples tend to locate this experience (of the sacred) in certain unusual, if not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hyers/what-is-particularly-intriguing-in-fact-is-that-whereas-many-peoples/)

Conrad Hyers

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