Quote#Humour & Wit
Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a…
Quote byMark Twain · 1835–1910
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mysterious Stranger (1916).
English (original)
Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
— Mark Twain
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