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.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Truth's sacred fort th' exploded laugh shall win,
And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley with a grin.

Truth's sacred fort th' exploded laugh shall win,
And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley with a grin.

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.

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.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

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.

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.