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.
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Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
Lesse read more
Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
What I saw was equal ecstasy:
One universal smile it seemed of all things.
[It., Cio ch'io read more
What I saw was equal ecstasy:
One universal smile it seemed of all things.
[It., Cio ch'io vedeva mi sembrava un riso
Dell's universo.]
The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laughter.
The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laughter.
