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without humor

«Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.»
Author: Eric Sevareid (Journalist) | About: Power | Keywords: without humor
«It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.»
«A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.»
«Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood»
«Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else.»
«The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.»
«All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing on the breadline right in back of J. Edgar Hoover.»
«ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest kind of dejection. The most famous English example begins somewhat like this:The cur foretells the knell of parting day; The loafing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; The wise man homeward plods; I only stay To fiddle-faddle in a minor key.»
«In all thy humors, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, hast so much wit and mirth and spleen about thee, there is no living with thee, nor without thee»
«Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.»