Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

"Humor is wisdom's twin."
Juan Luis Vives
C
"Humor allows us to transcend our limitations."
Christine de Pizan
C
"Humor is the salve for life's wounds."
Christine de Pizan
G
"Humor arises from recognizing the incongruities in nature's design."
Giovan Battista della Porta
G
"The humor in life emerges when we see the paradoxes clearly."
Giovan Battista della Porta
M
"In laughter, we find healing and connection."
Matteo Ricci
"Humor is the spice of life."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Humor reveals truth in unexpected ways."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Humor is the weapon of the wise; laughter is the medicine of the soul."
Juan Luis Vives
"He who laughs at himself shall never be put to shame by others."
Juan Luis Vives
N
"Humor is a sign of intelligence."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
N
"Humor lightens the burden of existence."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
F
"I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them."
Francis Bacon
F
"Man can be cured of almost anything except the desire to cure other people."
Francis Bacon
F
"It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tost upon the sea."
Francis Bacon
C
"Humor is wisdom wrapped in laughter; never underestimate its power."
Christine de Pizan
C
"Humor reveals truth that gravity cannot approach."
Christine de Pizan
"Humor is the wisdom of those who have learned not to cry."
Gerolamo Cardano
F
"Humour is the salt of conversation and the balm of life."
Francis Bacon
M
"The scholar who cannot laugh at himself is dangerous, for he takes himself more seriously than truth."
Matteo Ricci
G
"Humor is the wisdom of the soul expressed through the lightness of laughter."
Giovan Battista della Porta
C
"Humor is the wisdom of one who has learned not to take despair too seriously."
Christine de Pizan
"Humor is wisdom expressed in a form that does not frighten the fool."
Juan Luis Vives
F
"Humor is wisdom mixed with love and delivered with grace."
Francesco Petrarch
B
"A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks."
Baltasar Gracián
F
"Comedy is tragedy plus time."
Francesco Petrarch
F
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Francesco Petrarch
"Humor is a sign of intelligence and psychological health."
Juan Luis Vives
M
"A jest spoken at the right moment can heal what serious words cannot."
Matteo Ricci
C
"The woman who laughs at herself is invulnerable to those who would mock her."
Christine de Pizan