The man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
Herman MelvilleClimate of Egypt in winter is the reign of spring upon earth, & summer in the air, and tranquility in the heat.
Herman MelvilleIt is-or seems to be-a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes, if he have them. And it is also worth bearing in mind, that the joke is passed round pretty liberally & impartially, so that not very many are entitled to fancy that they in particular are getting the worst of it.
Herman Melville