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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How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are.
When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
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 most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...
If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
