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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.
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.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
The laughter of adults was always very different from the laughter of children. The former indicated a recognition of the read more
The laughter of adults was always very different from the laughter of children. The former indicated a recognition of the familiar, but in children it came from the shock of the new.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
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.]
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
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.
