Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.

I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.

The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
[Fr., La plus read more

The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
[Fr., La plus perdue de toutes les journees est celle ou l'on n'a
pas rit.]

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

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

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

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.

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.