“…whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.”
–Bertrand Russell
“The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.”
–Italo Calvino
“There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.”
–Napoleon Bonaparte
“All human race would fain be wits.
And millions miss, for one that hits.”
–Jonathan Swift
