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

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

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

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.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your read more

Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your reason if you live in the constant dread of laughter, that you can enjoy your life if you are in the constant terror of death.

Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
Lesse read more

Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance.