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.

Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
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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.

I have known sorrow--therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never read more

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.

He laughs best who laughs last.

He laughs best who laughs last.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

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.