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Humor Quotes - Page 67

There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.

Mark Twain, Peter Kaminsky (2009). “The Chicago of Europe, and Other Tales of Foreign Travel”, p.170, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites attract.

Kathy Lette (2010). “Men: A User's Guide”, p.1, Random House

Being bored is an insult to oneself.

Jules Renard (2008). “The Journal of Jules Renard”, p.62, Tin House Books

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

Interview with Novid Parsi, www.timeout.com. August 24, 2007.

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.

Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

Henry Ward Beecher (1850). “Industry and idleness: with causes of dishonesty : to which are appended six warnings”, p.23

Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.

"Jaw-jaw is better than war-war" by Richard Norton-Taylor, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2015.

Oh, to be seventy again!

"Ego 3". Book by James Agate, 1938.

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

"The Gaffes of George W. Bush" by William Saletan and Avi Zenilman, www.slate.com. October 8, 2003.