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I have observed, that in comedy, the best actor plays the part of the droll, while some scrub rogue is made the hero, or fine gentleman. So, in this farce of life, wise men pass their time in mirth, whilst fools only are serious.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips, MCR software, 1995.
-- Henry St John Bolingbroke, (Sep 16 1678-1751), English statesman, politician; He was a prominent Tory politician and a major political propagandist in opposition to the Whig Party.

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