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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck… — William Hazlitt

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

William Hazlitt
1818
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LaughterCryingThe human condition
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1818
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William Hazlitt
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Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.

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