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    Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
    For wit is news only to ignorance.
    Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
    Thy person share, and the conceit advance.

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Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that read more

Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.

by Luke Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples read more

Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet
By the curves of a perfect mouth.

by Paul Hamilton Hayne Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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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.

by Jean De La Bruyere Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

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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.

by Cat Stevens Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Loud laughter is the mirth of the mob, who are only pleased with
silly things; for true wit or read more

Loud laughter is the mirth of the mob, who are only pleased with
silly things; for true wit or good sense never excited a laugh
since the creation of the world.

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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

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