Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspici... — Aristotle

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

Author: Aristotle

Insight: Your best ideas should survive a joke about them—if they collapse when someone laughs, they probably weren't solid to begin with. The same goes for your humor; if you can't defend why something's funny, it's just noise. Strength and lightness aren't opposites.

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Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

Aristotle

Insight

Your best ideas should survive a joke about them—if they collapse when someone laughs, they probably weren't solid to begin with. The same goes for your humor; if you can't defend why something's funny, it's just noise. Strength and lightness aren't opposites.

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Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath who lived from 384 to 322 BC. He is known for being one of the greatest thinkers in Western philosophy and for his contributions to a wide array of subjects including metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, and logic. Aristotle was a student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great.

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