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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Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your read more
Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your reason if you live in the constant dread of laughter, that you can enjoy your life if you are in the constant terror of death.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
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.
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.
The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people
often smile, but seldom laugh.
The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people
often smile, but seldom laugh.
Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.
Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.
We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my read more
I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.
