Quotation by

W. Somerset Maugham

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

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Laughing at others doesn’t mean you dislike them; instead, it shows you can see their flaws without hostility. Humor helps people accept differences and imperfections more easily.

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