"Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little."

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Insight & Reflection

This reflection on humor by Mason Cooley resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in humor is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Mason Cooley

Mason Cooley was an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of the aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."

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