The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
James ThurberThe wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.
James Thurber