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    Loud laughter is the mirth of the mob, who are only pleased with
    silly things; for true wit or good sense never excited a laugh
    since the creation of the world.

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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

by Voltaire Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are.

When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are.

by Anonymous Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never read more

I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never sorrowed upon earth
And know not laughter's worth.
I have known laughter--therefore I
May sorrow with you far more tenderly
Than those who never guess how sad a thing
Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.

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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

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

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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they might of been.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.

Your laugh is of the sardonic kind.

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If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...

If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

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