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He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
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.
I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.
I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
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.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing is more silly than silly laughter.
[Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.]
Nothing is more silly than silly laughter.
[Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.]
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.
