Humor Quotes

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

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"Humor reveals hidden truths by showing us the incongruities we normally ignore."
Marsilio Ficino
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"True humor reveals the absurdity of taking the trivial seriously."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Humor is the wisdom of those who refuse to despair."
Giambattista della Porta
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"In laughter, we find the lightness of being human."
Pico della Mirandola
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"In humor lies a profound wisdom about human nature."
Pico della Mirandola
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"I have found that humor, when used with wisdom, is a powerful tool for connection."
Isabella d'Este
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"Humor is a form of wisdom that sees the incongruities and follies of human nature without malice."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Laughter is the best medicine."
Edward Wotton
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"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
Edward Wotton
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"Humor is wisdom clothed in laughter."
Nicodemus Copernicus
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"To laugh at oneself is to begin the path of true humility."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven, in order that I may enjoy the company of Popes, Kings, and Princes."
Cosimo de Medici
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"That it should ever come to this!"
Cosimo de Medici
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Cosimo de Medici
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"The true art of medicine is the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
Paracelsus
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"Humor is wisdom wearing a playful mask."
Edward Wotton
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"Laughter is humanity's rebellion against despair."
Edward Wotton
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"To laugh at oneself is to possess a wisdom beyond learning."
Cosimo de Medici
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"Humor is tragedy plus time."
Cosimo de Medici
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"One finger in the throat and one in the rectum makes a good diagnostician."
Paracelsus
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"Humor is the blessed ability to see the cosmic joke without being destroyed by the punchline."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."
Cosimo de Medici
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"Humor is the recognition of absurdity in the face of existence."
Edward Wotton
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"Humor is wisdom wrapped in the garb of jest."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Humor heals what tears alone cannot."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Humor is the spice that makes life worth living."
Matteo Ricci
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"Laughter is the best medicine for a weary soul."
Matteo Ricci
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"The humor in life comes from seeing the gap between our pretensions and reality."
Bernardino Telesio
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"Humor is the spice that makes the bitter medicine of truth palatable."
Paracelsus
"Humor lightens the burden of existence."
Juan Luis Vives