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.

Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that read more

Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.

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.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

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.

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.

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.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

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

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