Mirth is Gods medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. Grim care moroseness anxiety – all this rust of life ought to be scoured off by the oil of mirth. It is better than emery. Every man ought to rub himself with it.
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
If we may believe our logicians man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth and naturally disposed to it.
When the first baby laughed for the first time the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
A smile starts on the lips A grin spreads to the eyes A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul Overflows and bubbles all around.
There are three sorts of pleasures which are advantageous and three which are injurious. Finding pleasure in the discriminating study of ceremonies and music finding pleasure in discussing the good points in the conduct of others and finding pleasure in having many wise friends these are advantageous. But finding pleasure in profligate enjoyments finding pleasure in idle gadding about and finding pleasure in feasting these are injurious.
I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest sound there is and will last until the day when the game is called on account of darkness. In this world a good time to laugh is any time you can.
Among those whom I like or admire I can find no common denominator but among those whom I love I can: all of them make me laugh.
Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself for he shall never cease to be entertained.
Mirth is Gods medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. Grim care moroseness anxiety – all this rust of life ought to be scoured off by the oil of mirth. It is better than emery. Every man ought to rub himself with it.
Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter.
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally on one spot.
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
The man who cannot laugh is not only fit for treasons stratagems and spoils but his whole life is already a treason and a stratagem.
The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
If you want anything done well do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Learn to laugh at your troubles and youll never run out of things to laugh at.
A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
Laughter is by definition healthy.
I laugh because I must not cry.
He who laughs lasts.
We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
No one is more profoundly sad than he who laughs too much.
We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can.
It better befits a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.
When a person can no longer laugh at himself it is time for others to laugh at him.
A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning while a good cry is a wet wash.
The human race has one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
Nothing shows a mans character more than what he laughs at.
If we may believe our logicians man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth and naturally disposed to it.
When the first baby laughed for the first time the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
A smile starts on the lips A grin spreads to the eyes A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul Overflows and bubbles all around.
There are some things that are so serious that you have to laugh at them.
Laugh and the world laughs with you snore and you sleep alone.
Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
The most wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed.
There are three sorts of pleasures which are advantageous and three which are injurious. Finding pleasure in the discriminating study of ceremonies and music finding pleasure in discussing the good points in the conduct of others and finding pleasure in having many wise friends these are advantageous. But finding pleasure in profligate enjoyments finding pleasure in idle gadding about and finding pleasure in feasting these are injurious.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
If you lose the power to laugh you lose the power to think.
I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest sound there is and will last until the day when the game is called on account of darkness. In this world a good time to laugh is any time you can.
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
If they ever come up with a swashbuckling school I think one of the courses should be laughing then jumping off something.
At the height of laughter the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
You cant stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh.
Laugh at yourself first before anybody else can.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
If you?re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it you might as well laugh about it now.
You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide. Both are forces of nature.
If you want a thing well done do it yourself.
An onion can make people cry but theres no vegetable that can make them laugh.
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.