It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
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"It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified." — Gilbert K. Chesterton #humorcomedy
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It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
About Gilbert K. Chesterton
Gilbert K. Chesterton was a Writer from United Kingdom (1874–1936).
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This quote is attributed to Gilbert K. Chesterton, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton lived from 1874 – 1936.
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