Humor Quotes

Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.

21194 quotes

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"Humor in mathematics reveals our human need to find joy even in abstraction."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"Humor is wisdom wrapped in the cloak of levity."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"In our youth, we are apt to think ourselves wise; in our age, we are sure of it."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Humor is a tool for revealing truth."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Humor reveals what seriousness conceals."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Humor is the recognition of life's absurdities."
Jean d'Alembert
"Humor is wisdom in disguise, laughter as recognition."
Moses Mendelssohn
"Humor reveals truth that solemnity conceals."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Humor is a sign of intelligence; the ability to laugh at life's absurdities is a mark of wisdom."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Humor is wisdom seasoned with levity."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"The humorous truth is often the most dangerous to those who profit from lies."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Humor is the tragedy of life viewed from a distance."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Humor is wisdom and sadness dancing together."
Jean d'Alembert
"I have found that laughter and humor are essential medicines for the soul."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Humor heals wounds deeper than medicine."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Humor is the best medicine."
Catherine de Medici
"Laughter is the language of joy."
Catherine de Medici
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"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Humor is the greatest healer."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Humor brings light to the soul."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Humor lightens the load of human existence."
Poliziano Angelo
"Humor is often the refuge of those who think too deeply about the absurdities of existence."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Laughter is the light of the contented soul."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Humor heals and brings people together."
Giambattista della Porta
"Humor reveals truth through the lightness of laughter"
Giambattista Vico
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"In humor lies the truth we are too afraid to speak directly."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Humor is the weapon of the wise against the absurdity of existence."
Pico della Mirandola