It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. -Max Eastman

 

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.


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This quote is just one of 8 total Max Eastman quotes in our collection. Max Eastman is known for saying 'It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.' as well as some of the following quotes.

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

Max Eastman

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

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People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.

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Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.

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