"We do not claim that punning is legitimate wit. Wit consists in combination of ideas, punning in combination of words only. We wonder at the one, but we laugh at the drollery of the other - as the world goes a pun is regarded as an imponderable commodity, all know the rank it holds in the order of pure intellect."

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Source : Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (1913). “Harriet Hosmer: letters and memories”

Harriet Hosmer

#Order Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Laughing Quotes

“It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.”
“American consumers benefit from free trade and investment.”
“Just keep it simple. When you over-think what you're wearing, that's when wardrobe malfunctions tend to happen.”
“Those who walk in radical obedience have made themselves ready for the storm, and they will overcome.”
“I consider myself very much a team player.”
“That is what diminishes the artist and his song. The artist is now hermetically sealed. The publishing company got him his deal and they expect to profit from his songs. So what if he is a better singer than a songwriter; let's put him in a room with a real songwriter. Something great is bound to come...except very often nothing great comes out of such contrived match-ups. Nobody knows where a great song comes from, and that's why so many writers credit the Lord as a co-writer (though I notice they never offer Him half the writer's royalties) when they come up with a real gem.”
“The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix.”
“If we know how to listen to our own heart, we can listen to the hearts of others.”

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