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.]

I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.

I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.

The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.

The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.

Instruction does not prevent waste of time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

Instruction does not prevent waste of time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

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.