When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.

George Bernard Shaw
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a...
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a...
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a...
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a...
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"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." is a statement that can be applied to almost any aspect of life. If something is funny, look deeper into it to find the truth that means something more than just funny. For instance, if you are at a party and you come across someone who looks just like someone you have known for years, but they have no recollection of you. They are simply delighted to meet you.

They are like Sir Thomas More (1533-1593), who wrote "A man must first be fool before he can be wise." Sir Thomas Mores's reasoning was that only fools would trust anyone too much, because everyone else would surely betray them. Sir Thomas More was found guilty of treason against the King of England for defending Catholic beliefs and was executed on July 6th, 1535. He believed that if one were innocent of all charges that everyone else would certainly be innocent as well; this is why he thought that everyone was foolish to trust anyone too much.

His reasoning is correct, but not in the way Sir Thomas More meant it to be. Sir Thomas More was not saying that fools were the only righteous people in the world; rather, his reasoning was more along the lines of not trusting anyone completely until one has proven their trustworthiness by following through with their promises.

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