Quote by George Orwell

“[It's] long been known that making fun of oneself is only a way of taking oneself seriously slightly less crude than others. 97”

— Marcel Benabou

We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing capacity to…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Ridicule, which chiefly arises from pride, a selfish passion, is but at best a gross pleasure, too rough an entertainment for those who are…

— Henry Home, Lord Kames

“There should be no such thing as a class of females vulgarized by the necessity of finding daily amusement.”

— George Gissing

“Vulgarity is like a fine wine: it should only be uncorked on a special occasion, and then only shared with the right group of…

— James Rozoff

My comedy isn't clean; it's just friendly. So I get asked to do a lot of clean shows. It's like, 'Oh, I have a…

— Josh Gondelman

“I am now going to make an admission. I confess, I agree, that all these good people who protested, who laughed, who did not…

— Paul Valery

“I highly recommend cleanliness. It pleases women and annoys men, which are two excellent ways to get on in society.”

— Kate Ross

The liberty of using harmless pleasure will not be disputed; but it is still to be examined what pleasures are harmless.

— Samuel Johnson

“Compulsively tidy people, one is told, are always wiping the slate clean, trying to give themselves what life denies all of us, a fresh…

— Paul Scott

“We all love things that other people think are garbage. You have to have the courage to keep loving your garbage, because what makes…

— Austin Kleon

“Fun is essential to mastering the serious side of life. It provides the balance that keeps us sane”

— Peter Nicholls