想像力は自分の内にないものを補うために、ユーモアの感覚は自分の内にあるものを慰めるために与えられたものだ。 - フランシス・ベーコン (1561 - 1626)
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. - Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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