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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.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
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The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
[Fr., La plus perdue de toutes les journees est celle ou l'on n'a
pas rit.]
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.
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.
For a man learns more quickly and remembers more easily that
which he laughs at, than that which he read more
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.]
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.
It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.