classic-art-was-the-art-of-necessity-modern-romantic-art-bears-the-stamp-of-caprice-and-chance

it-is-art-that-makes-life-makes-interest-makes-importance-and-i-know-of-no-substitute-whatever-for-the-force-and-beauty-of-its-process

the-worst-enemy-of-human-hope-is-not-brute-facts-but-men-of-brains-who-will-not-face-them

humor-is-the-instinct-for-taking-pain-playfully

it-is-the-ability-to-take-a-joke-not-make-one-that-proves-you-have-a-sense-of-humor

dogs-laugh-but-they-laugh-with-their-tails

a-smile-is-the-universal-welcome

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

emotion-is-the-surest-arbiter-of-a-poetic-choice-and-it-is-the-priest-of-all-supreme-unions-in-the-mind

he-pgwodehouse-is-i-believe-only-man-living-who-speaks-with-equal-fluency-american-english-languages-max-eastman

laughter-puts-your-brain-your-central-nervous-system-your-whole-being-into-state-free-play-max-eastman

a-joke-is-not-thing-but-process-trick-you-play-on-listeners-mind-you-start-him-off-toward-plausible-goal-then-by-sudden-twist-you-land-him-max-eastman

the-defining-function-artist-is-to-cherish-consciousness-max-eastman

if-one-were-loyal-to-ones-nation-only-because-it-was-good-true-one-would-not-be-loyal-to-any-nation-but-to-truth-goodness-the-idea-patriotism-max-eastman

there-is-something-selfdefeating-in-tooconscious-pursuit-pleasure-max-eastman

dogs-laugh-but-they-laugh-with-their-tails-what-puts-man-in-higher-state-evolution-is-that-he-has-got-his-laugh-on-right-end-max-eastman

the-real-guarantee-freedom-is-equilibrium-social-forces-in-conflict-not-triumph-any-one-force-max-eastman

a-liberal-mind-is-mind-that-is-able-to-imagine-itself-believing-anything-max-eastman

laughter-is-after-speech-chief-thing-that-holds-society-together