Becoming Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Recent research suggests that while both men and women say they like a “good sense of humor” in a potential mate, they differ in…

— Glenn Geher

Joking is a barrier between man and the world. Joking is the enemy of love and poetry.

— Milan Kundera

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

— Lord Chesterfield

Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited…

— Lord Chesterfield

A lot of humour is about just enjoying life and spontaneity and because you make a joke that puts somebody down - we're always…

— John Cleese

People complain that joking about serious subjects is 'making light' of them. Isn't that a good idea? Comedy lets the air out of the…

— Peter Baynham

Humor of all types is notoriously subjective. That's true not only between different people but even within an individual at different times. This subjectivity…

— Robert Mankoff

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see,…

— Victor Borge

Good-humor is a state between gayety and unconcern,--the act or emanation of a mind at leisure to regard the gratification of another.

— Samuel Johnson

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

— Frank Muir

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

— William Congreve

Humor to a man is like a feather pillow.It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfort.

— Irish Proverb