Countenance Quote by Lord Chesterfield

The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people often smile, but seldom laugh.

— Lord Chesterfield

One does not laugh because one is happy; one is happy because one laughs.

— Mireille Guiliano

You behave as if everything is funny to you, but you never laugh. Sometimes you smile when you think no one is paying attention.

— Cassandra Clare

Laughing, if loud, ends with a deep sigh; and all pleasures have a sting in the tail, though they carry beauty in the face.

— Jeremy Taylor

In the modern conflict between the Smile and the Laugh, I am all in favor of laughing. The recent stage of culture and criticism…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature, and is purifying only in so far as there is a natural and unschooled goodness…

— Agnes Repplier

Laughter is simply a smile heard out loud, that echoes happiness and love.

— Anonymous

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

— William James

Children instinctively know that the more laughter we have in our lives, the better.

— Wayne Dyer

And how can you be happy if you don't laugh or appreciate humor?

— Mary L. Trump

What people will - or will not - laugh at is mainly determined by their social conditioning.

— Steve Allen

A loud smile is often a fake laugh.

— Saahil Prem