Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?
Source: The Colby Essays, vol. 1, Satire and Teeth, 1926.
-- Frank Moore Colby, (Feb 10 1865-1925), US encyclopedia editor, essayist; His collection of essays, The Colby Essays, 1921, includes On Seeing Ten Bad Plays and Trials of an Encyclopedist.