Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

William Hazlitt

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Laughter Crying The human condition

Author

William Hazlitt

Language

English

Time

1818 1810s 19th century

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Writer

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Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.

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Source
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Time
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