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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I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to
weep.
[Fr., Je me hate de read more
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to
weep.
[Fr., Je me hate de me moquer de tous, de peur d'etre oblige d'en
pleurer.]
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
He laughs best who laughs last.
He laughs best who laughs last.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.
If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.
Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples read more
Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet
By the curves of a perfect mouth.
