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    Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
    For wit is news only to ignorance.
    Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
    Thy person share, and the conceit advance.

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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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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.

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It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.

It 's possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh.

by Carolyn Llewellyn Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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Nothing is more silly than silly laughter.
[Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.]

Nothing is more silly than silly laughter.
[Lat., Nam risu inepto res ineptior nulla est.]

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A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

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Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

by Charlie Chaplin Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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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.

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She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.

She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter.

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Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat, like caviar. Never spread it around like marmelade.

by Sir Noel Coward Found in: Laughter Quotes,
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