Laughter Quotes

2173 Laughter quotes by 1292 unique authors

Be inwardly ever newly joyous, like the ever-fresh laughing waters of a gurgling brook. — Paramahansa Yogananda
But it certainly is a wonderful thing to wake up suddenly in the solitude of the woods and look up at the sky and see… — Thomas Merton
I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears, invited… — Khalil Gibran
The whole play of existence is so beautiful that laughter can be the only response to it. Only laughter can be the real prayer, gratitude. — Rajneesh
Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to… — Nhat Hanh
In a few Zen monasteries, every monk has to start his morning with laughter, and has to end his night with laughter - the first… — Rajneesh
The first half of life is learning to be an adult-the second half is learning to be a child. — Pablo Picasso
Strange when you come to think of it, that of all countless folk who have lived on this planet, not one is known in history… — Max Beerbohm
Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed. — Saint John Chrysostom
What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles… — Reinhold Niebuhr
A church is in a bad way when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary and leaves it to the cabaret, the nightclub and the toastmasters. — Helmut Thielicke
The only time laughter is wicked is when it is turned against Him Who gave it. — Fulton J. Sheen
Wherever she was, holy laughter was present to heal and redeem. — Madeleine L'Engle
Laughter. Yes, laughter is the Zen attitude towards death and towards life too, because life and death are not separate. Whatsoever is your attitude towards… — Rajneesh
Zen's greatest contribution is to give you an alternative to the serious man. The serious man has made the world, the serious man has made… — Rajneesh
His laughter... sparkled like a splash of water in sunlight. — Joseph Lelyveld
A good time to laugh is any time you can. — Linda Ellerbee
In the darkest of times, laughter helps revolutionize our perspective. — Phil Callaway
A day without laughter is like living in darkness; you try to find your way around, but you can't see clearly. — Unknown Author
As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man,… — Desiderius Erasmus

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