Oscar WildeHumanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
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A quote attributed to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein sums up the secret of happiness, which is to see the world as it really is. If humanity could only laugh at itself, it would not take itself so seriously. We are apt to be too serious about everything; we take ourselves too seriously; we look on life too seriously; we consider life too serious; we are always taking ourselves too seriously; we are always making life too serious; but if we can learn to laugh at life, life will take on new aspects and aspects of life that were hidden will be revealed.
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
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