"Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius." ― Thomas Carlyle Topic(s): Faith Tags: humor, justly, regarded More From Thomas Carlyle "Every noble work is at first impossible." "War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle." "True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper." More In Faith "What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves."― Paul Wellstone "If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied."― Charles Hodge "Everyone thinks they’re going to write one book of poems or one novel."― Marilyn Hacker