Misersarenofuntolivewith,buttheymakegreatancestors.——TomSnyder
与吝啬鬼生活毫无乐趣,但他们却为后人称道不已.——汤姆·斯尼德
Humorhasbeenwelldefinedasthinkinginfunwhilefeelinginearnest.(MarkTwain,Americannovelist)
幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受,寓深思于嬉笑”.(美国小说家马克•吐温)
Thewitmakesfunofotherpersons;thesatiristmakesfunoftheworld;thehumoristmakesfunofhimself.(JamesThurber)
机智的人拿别人开玩笑,批判学家拿世界开玩笑,幽默家拿自己开玩笑(詹姆斯·瑟伯)