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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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.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
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.
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.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
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.
Laugh at yourself first before anyone else can.
Laugh at yourself first before anyone else can.
The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
