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In laughter we always find an unavowed intention to humiliate and consequently to correct our neighbour.
Henri Bergson
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Henri Bergson
Age: 81 †
Born: 1859
Born: October 18
Died: 1941
Died: January 4
Philosopher
Professor
Sociologist
Paris
France
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