Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not…

Mark Twain
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Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. ✨ Following the Equator ch. 10, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar (1897)
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Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. ✨ Following the Equator ch. 10, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar (1897)

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