Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.

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.

That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

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.

I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never read more

I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never sorrowed upon earth
And know not laughter's worth.
I have known laughter--therefore I
May sorrow with you far more tenderly
Than those who never guess how sad a thing
Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
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Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
'Tis the only receipt to make sorrow sink.

The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people
often smile, but seldom laugh.

The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people
often smile, but seldom laugh.