Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

Genius . . . means the transcendent capacity of taking trouble.

Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.

In the end, everything is a gag.

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

Humour has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.