A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

What I saw was equal ecstasy:
One universal smile it seemed of all things.
[It., Cio ch'io read more

What I saw was equal ecstasy:
One universal smile it seemed of all things.
[It., Cio ch'io vedeva mi sembrava un riso
Dell's universo.]

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
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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.

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.

We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the read more

We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my read more

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.