"Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humour?"
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Frank Moore Colby, (1926) The Colby Essays, Vol. 1., "Satire and Teeth". Reported in Robert Andrews, The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, Columbia University Press. (1993) . p. 431.
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Frank Moore Colby
Frank Moore Colby (February 10, 1865 – March 3, 1925) was an American educator and writer, born in Washington, D. C. He graduated from Columbia University in 1888, was acting professor of history at Amherst College in 1890–91, lecturer on history at Columbia and instructor in history and economics at Barnard College from 1891 to 1895, and professor of economics at New York University thereafter until 1900. Between 1893 and 1895 he was a member of the editorial staff of Johnson's Cyclopedia in th
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