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And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep.
And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'Tis that I may not weep.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.
The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.
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.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
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.]
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
no man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
How much lies in Laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher
the whole man.
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.
