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Famous Max Eastman Quotes
“There is truth in the high opinion that in so far as a man conforms, he ceases to exist.”
“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.”
“Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.”
“Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.”
“The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.”
“Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.”
“A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke”
“The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.”
“A smile is the universal welcome.”
“Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.”
“A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.”
“There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure.”