"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
― Francis Bacon
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Humor
― Francis Bacon
More From Francis Bacon
- "Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men."
- "Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
- "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief."
More In Humor
- "There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better."― Rita Rudner
- "We are, in the comics, the last frontier of good, wholesome family humor and entertainment."― Bil Keane
- "They don’t make you pay for the humor. It’s up and down, but they’re trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever."― Mike Judge