I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.

I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we
laugh at all.

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.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.

Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples read more

Low gurgling laughter, as sweet
As the swallow's song i' the South,
And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meet
By the curves of a perfect mouth.