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    For a man learns more quickly and remembers more easily that
    which he laughs at, than that which he approves and reveres.
    [Lat., Discit enim citius, meminitque libentius ilud
    Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.]

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Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

by Victor Hugo 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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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.

We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.

by Rosario Castellanos Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

by Voltaire Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.

Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.

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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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And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep.

And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep.

by Lord Byron Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Truth's sacred fort th' exploded laugh shall win,
And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley with a grin.

Truth's sacred fort th' exploded laugh shall win,
And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley with a grin.

by John Brown (1) Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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