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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Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.
Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He laughs best who laughs last.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
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 laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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.]
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
