Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it cr…

Mark Twain
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Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. ✨ Mark Twain (1994). Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches, p.376, Penguin
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Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. ✨ Mark Twain (1994). Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches, p.376, Penguin

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