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Humor Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle and spiritual idea.
- The old idea that the joke was not good enough for the company has been superseded by the new aristocratic idea that the company was…
- I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
- Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
- The Reformer is always right about what's wrong. However, he's often wrong about what is right.
- humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle
More Humor Quotes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- Wit is educated insolence. — Aristotle
- In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. — Aristotle
- The secret to humor is surprise. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships… — J. J. Abrams
- People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. — Jane Austen