Quote #119,441
“The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the hum…” — James Thurber
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.
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