Laughter translates into any language.
—Anonymous
Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.
—Norman Cousins (1912–1990) American Political Journalist
The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali Poet, Polymath
You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.
—Stephen King (b.1947) American Novelist, Short-Story Writer, Screenwriter, Columnist, Film Director
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
—Pierre Beaumarchais (1732–99) French Inventor, Diplomat, Musician, Fugitive, Revolutionary
They laugh well who laugh last.
—Common Proverb
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
—Woody Allen (b.1935) American Film Actor, Director
One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.
—Francoise Sagan (1935–2004) French Novelist, Playwright, Short-Story Writer
Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.
—Malcolm de Chazal (1902–81) Mauritian Writer, Painter, Visionary
Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances respiration. It is an igniter of great expectations.
—Norman Cousins (1912–1990) American Political Journalist
Every new time will give its law.
—Maxim Gorky (1868–1936) Russian Writer, Dramatist, Political Activist, Novelist
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
—Bob Newhart (b.1929) American Comedian, Actor, TV Personality, Film Personality
Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, they will never cease to be amused.
—Unknown
It was not a laugh but merely a loud smile.
—Unknown
Laughing cheerfulness throws the light of day on all the paths of life; the evil fog of gloom hovers in the distance; sorrow is more confusing and distracting than so-called giddiness.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Humorist
A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.
—Charles Lamb (1775–1834) British Essayist, Poet
Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) American Poet, Journalist
Laughter is the greatest weapon that we humans possess and it’s the one we use the least.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
She laughs at everything you say. Why?. Because she has fine teeth.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
From quiet homes and first beginning,
Out to the undiscovered ends,
There’s nothing worth the winning,
But laughter and the love of friends.
—Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) British Historian, Poet, Critic
If you like a man’s laugh before you know anything of him, you may say with confidence that he is a good man.
—Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–81) Russian Novelist, Essayist, Writer
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
—Jean Houston (b.1937) American New Thought Author, Speaker
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74) Irish Novelist, Playwright, Poet
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.
—Gordon Allport (1897–1967) American Psychologist, Academic
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
—Arnold Glasow (1905–98) American Businessman
Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
—Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) American Actor, TV Personality
Seven days without laughter makes one weak.
—Unknown
You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-born American Philosopher, Poet, Painter, Theologian, Sculptor
Alas for the worn and heavy soul, if, whether in youth or in age, it has out-lived its privilege of spring time and sprightliness.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
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