The laughter of adults was always very different from the laughter of children. The former indicated a recognition of the read more

The laughter of adults was always very different from the laughter of children. The former indicated a recognition of the familiar, but in children it came from the shock of the new.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people read more

Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day read more

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
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Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
'Tis the only receipt to make sorrow sink.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.

One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.

One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.