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To be comic is merely to be playful, but wit is a serious matter. To laugh at it is to confess that you do not understand.

Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce (2015). “A Cynic Looks at Life”, p.38, Sheba Blake Publishing
To be comic is merely to be playful, but wit is a serious matter. To laugh at it is to confess that you do not understand.