Categories Virginia Woolf Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. Post author By quotegeek Post date January 26, 2013 No Comments on Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. Tags humor, language ← down in the garden there is a man digging who buried his father this morning → Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.