Quote by Christopher Morley

Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.

Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awa

Summary

This quote suggests that having a sense of humor involves having an intellectual outlook on life. It means understanding that some things have great significance, while others are trivial, and recognizing that these two aspects often intertwine in our daily experiences in peculiar ways. Humor arises from the ability to discern and appreciate the absurdity and contradictions in life's ordinary situations. It implies having a nuanced perspective that allows for both seriousness and lightheartedness, reminding us not to take everything too seriously and finding amusement in the complex nature of our existence.

By Christopher Morley

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