Derision Quote by Gordon R. Dickson

“Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom. ~Taki”

— Taki

“There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.”

— William Pitt

“You look up when you feel the need for elevation. And I look down because I am elevated. Who among you can laugh and…

— Neitzsche

“For, ultimately, isn't all laughter only the echo of an original revolt against the almighty: a never-ending scream against the absurdity of our exile…

— D.P. Watt

“The world might be vicious and treacherous and deadly, but it couldn’t kill laughter. Laughter, like love, has power to survive the worst things…

— Jim Butcher

“Nevertheless we laughed as best we could Because we are helpless while we are loved.”

— Cirilo F. Bautista

“Loud, heap miseries upon us yet entwine our arts with laughters low!”

— James Joyce

“If you are not a king, do not accept the throne, which is the sit of your downfall.”

— Aihebholo-oria Okonoboh

“Keep it always with you that laughter who knock at your door and say, 'May I come in?' is not true laughter. No! He…

— Bram Stoker

“In moments the whole assembly was rocking with jeering laughter as I stood ridiculously before them. My hands clenched uncontrollably; I had been prepared…

— Teresa Denys

“Why am I begging you, who parades your suffering over the ruins like a king in order to ensure that you will never be…

— Kathy Acker

“Why not laugh again, and let your joy be my monument?”

— Stephanie Roberts