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I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to
weep.
[Fr., Je me hate de read more
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to
weep.
[Fr., Je me hate de me moquer de tous, de peur d'etre oblige d'en
pleurer.]
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.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they might of been.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
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.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
