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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. 
 When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
 And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
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 When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
 And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
  When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
   And the green hill laughs with the noise of it. 
 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. 
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
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.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
 He is not always at ease who laughs.
 [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]  
 He is not always at ease who laughs.
 [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]