Max Eastman

Born :4 January 1883

Tribute :5 March 1969

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Max Eastman born on 4th January 1883, and passed away on 5th March 1969, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past 86 years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 16 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Max Eastman

Timeless words and powerful thoughts from Max Eastman - discover the wisdom, inspiration, and voice behind the quotes that continue to resonate

A smile is the universal welcome.

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.

Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.

Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.