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Mark Twain

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

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Mark Twain is saying that human experiences are full of weakness and sadness, and that humor comes from recognizing these struggles rather than from happiness. He suggests that because heaven is free from suffering, it would lack the kind of pain-based humor found in human life.

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