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For a man learns more quickly and remembers more easily that
which he laughs at, than that which he read more
For a man learns more quickly and remembers more easily that
which he laughs at, than that which he approves and reveres.
[Lat., Discit enim citius, meminitque libentius ilud
Quod quis deridet, quam quod probat et veneratur.]
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
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.
One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys read more
Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.
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.
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.
Laugh often,Dream big,Reach for the stars!
Laugh often,Dream big,Reach for the stars!
