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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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Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

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If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.

by Ed Howe Found in: Laughter Quotes, Trouble Quotes,
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Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.

by Sir Noel Coward Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

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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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The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laughter.

The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself
conspicuous in the act of laughter.

by Alice Meynell Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.

One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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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.]

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A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

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