Show Gift of Humor I T HAD rather be strong affectionate affectionate af- af 1 loyal n noble o 0 b l I e minded than be the best humorist humorist humorist hu hu- in the world yet if the gift of humor be added to these graces you have a combination combination combination tion that is absolutely irresistible irresistible irresistible ible because you have a perfect perfect perfect per per- sense of proportion that never allows emotion to degenerate degenerate degenerate degen degen- erate into gush or virtue into rigidity Thus I say that humor is a kind of divine and crowning grace in a character because it means an artistic sense of proportion a true and vital tolerance tolerance tolerance tol tol- tol- tol erance a power of infinite for for- Arthur Arthur Benson |