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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We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the read more
We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
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.
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.
It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.
