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Jokes Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.
- Jokes are generally honest. Complete solemnity is always dishonest.
- It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. To…
- A good joke is the closest thing we have to divine revelation.
- It is much easier to write a good Times leading article than a good joke in Punch.
- Whether a man chooses to tell the truth in long sentences or short jokes is a problem analogous to whether he chooses to tell the…
- 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- The old idea that the joke was not good enough for the company has been superseded by the new aristocratic idea that the company was…
- My life is passed in making bad jokes and seeing them turn into true prophecies.
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