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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For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
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Laugh, and be fat, sir, your penance is known.
They that love mirth, let them heartily drink,
'Tis the only receipt to make sorrow sink.
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.
The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
[Fr., La plus read more
The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not
laughed.
[Fr., La plus perdue de toutes les journees est celle ou l'on n'a
pas rit.]
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.
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.
