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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Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people read more
Life does not cease to be funny when people die; any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Laugh often,Dream big,Reach for the stars!
Laugh often,Dream big,Reach for the stars!
I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.
I am the laughter of the new-born child
On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
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.
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they might of been.
