Laughter Quotes

2173 Laughter quotes by 1292 unique authors

The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his . — W.C. Fields
But why doesn't the Gospel ever say that Christ laughed?" I asked, for no good reason. "Is Jorge right?" "Legions of scholars have wondered whether… — Umberto Eco
He laughed like an irresponsible foetus. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
His laughter tinkled among the teacups. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
And moody madness laughing wild Amid severest woe. — Thomas Gray
Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom? He got tickled by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor, . . . . And… — Shel Silverstein
All things are cause for either laughter or weeping. — Seneca the Younger
To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those things which are… — Seneca the Younger
The landlord's laugh was ready chorus. — Robert Burns
An atheist's laugh 's a poor exchange For Deity offended! — Robert Burns
Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina — Unknown Author
The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. — Oliver Goldsmith
What a fool cannot learn he laughs at, thinking that by his laughter he shows superiority instead of latent idiocy. — Marie Corelli
The Long March The Red Army is not afraid of hardship on the march, the long march. Ten thousand waters and a thousand mountains are… — Mao Zedong
The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed… — Khalil Gibran
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic toe. — John Milton
From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge, His secrets, to be scanned by them who ought Rather admire.… — John Milton
And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls — Jill Sobule
She is laughing up her sleeve at you. — Moliere
A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man. — Gustave Flaubert
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est — Catullus
Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh? — Aristophanes
Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. — Alan Alda
Myriad laughter of the ocean waves. — Aeschylus

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