"The laughter of the world is merely loneliness……" — Neal A. Maxwell

"The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself."

— Neal A. Maxwell

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231 Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell

Neal A. Maxwell has 231 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed…
During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go…
If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have…
The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.
Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations.
Don't fear, just live right.
In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way.
We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up…
Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish…
A patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.
Looking for honest ways to lift one another would . . . be more beneficial to our own self-esteem, for…
Mother lode of learning.

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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I… — Wystan Hugh Auden
To live happily is an inward power of the soul. — Marcus Aurelius
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn? — Jane Austen
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. — Jane Austen
We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone? — Anna Letitia Barbauld
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him… — Francis Bacon
The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.' — Harvey Ball
I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so… — Lucille Ball
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. — Joey Adams
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. — Karl Barth
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever… — John Adams

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