"Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully." — Max Eastman

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• 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… — 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

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