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“What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor”
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“On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women”
Henry Louis Mencken quotes (American humorous Journalist and Critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956)
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“In brief, she assumed that, being a man, I was vain to the point of imbecility, and this assumption was correct, as it always is”
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“It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.”
Max Eastman quotes (American Author, Journalist and Writer, 1883-1969)
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“A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and truth in front of patriotic passion”
Henry Louis Mencken quotes (American humorous Journalist and Critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956)
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“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
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“FEAR is an acronym in the English language for "False Evidence Appearing Real"”
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“Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain”
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
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“The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.”
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“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)
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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.”
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