In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
George Herbert
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- Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.
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- In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
- In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.