Quote#Wisdom
To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life
Quote byGelett Burgess · 1866–1951
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From the essay The Sense of Humor first published in The Romance of the Commonplace (1902)..
English (original)
To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.
— Gelett Burgess
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