“My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world”

“I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts”

“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new”

“When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.”

“Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit”

“One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.”