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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.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never read more
I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never sorrowed upon earth
And know not laughter's worth.
I have known laughter--therefore I
May sorrow with you far more tenderly
Than those who never guess how sad a thing
Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He laughs best who laughs last.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
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.
Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that read more
Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.