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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Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.
We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.
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.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
A man isn't poor if he can still laugh.
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day read more
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Loud laughter is the mirth of the mob, who are only pleased with
silly things; for true wit or read more
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.
