Humor Quotes
Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.
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"The highest order of mind is accorded to the man who does not think."Desiderius Erasmus
"The fool laughs at wisdom; the wise man learns from folly."Thomas More
"Humor often speaks truths that seriousness cannot."Thomas More
"Humor is wisdom wrapped in lightness."Giordano Bruno
"Laughter is the highest form of wisdom."Giordano Bruno
"Humor reveals truth that solemnity would hide."Giordano Bruno
"The humorous person sees what others cannot laugh about."Giordano Bruno
"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."Giordano Bruno
"Better belly burst than good liquor be lost."Desiderius Erasmus
"I have a small stepladder, because my real ladder left, but it's a very nice stepladder."Desiderius Erasmus
"Humor is truth dressed in unexpected clothing."Niccolò Copernicus
"Humor acknowledges life's absurdity with grace."Niccolò Copernicus
"To laugh at oneself is to possess wisdom and humility in equal measure."Thomas More
"Humor is wisdom with a smile, revealing truth through laughter."Thomas More
"We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed."Michel de Montaigne
"Even on the most exalted throne in the world, we are still sitting on our own bottom."Michel de Montaigne
"He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh about."Michel de Montaigne
"Where would be the amusement of life if we were always right?"Michel de Montaigne
"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband."Michel de Montaigne
"Other men eat to live; I live to eat."Diogenes Laërtius
"Humor is the balm of the troubled soul."Strabo
"Laughter is the medicine of the wise."Strabo
"Humor is the weapon of the wise."Petronius
"Humor is the spice of life."Petronius
"Humor in the face of adversity is the signature of an unconquerable spirit."Diogenes Laërtius
"There are more fools than wise men, and even in the wise man there is more folly than wisdom."Desiderius Erasmus
"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow."Plutarch
"The most certain sign of wisdom is good humor."Michel de Montaigne
"Laughter is the medicine the soul requires."Petronius
"Humor is wisdom wrapped in laughter."Petronius