Amused Quote by Roger L'Estrange

'Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.

— John Dryden

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of…

— Joseph Addison

I loathe the expression “What makes him tick.” It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solutions, that uses the foolish expression.…

— James Thurber

Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in…

— George Herbert

People hate it when they're tickled because laughter is not pleasant, if it goes on too long. I think it's a desperate sort of…

— Kurt Vonnegut

It is a fool's privilege to laugh at an intelligent man.

— Jean de la Bruyere

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.

— Joseph Addison

I hate being tickled, I do not think it's cute, I do not find it funny, I will kick you in the fucking face.

— Anonymous

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.

— Jonathan Swift

I may be mistaken but it seems to me that a man may be judged by his laugh, and that if at first encounter…

— Anonymous

There is certainly a higher percentage of wit in British comedy than in American comedy. What always tickles me is the way in which…

— Christopher Lloyd

It may be remarked in general, that the laugh of men of wit is for the most part but a feint, constrained kind of…

— Richard Steele