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The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
This quote reveals a paradox: that laughter emerges from internal recognition of pain. It leans toward an internal standard, suggesting that humor is a way of processing sorrow from within, transforming suffering into something bearable, rather than avoiding it through external distractions.