Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"Laughter is the best medicine for the soul."
Livy
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"Humor is wisdom cloaked in laughter."
Livy
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"A day without laughter is a day wasted"
Cato the Elder
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"He laughs best who laughs last."
Horace
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"He who laughs at his own misfortunes will never be truly miserable."
Horace
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"The sweetest sounds are the sounds of genuine laughter."
Horace
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"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor."
Pliny the Younger
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"Humor is wisdom speaking through laughter."
Constantine I
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"Mockery of the wise shows foolishness."
Septimius Severus
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"Humor is the release valve that prevents the pressure of life from destroying us."
Pliny the Elder
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Hadrian
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"Humor reveals the truth we dare not speak."
Hadrian
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"The man who laughs at himself has already defeated half his enemies."
Cato the Elder
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"Humor is the antidote to despair."
Cato the Younger
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"Humor is the weapon of the wise against the foolishness of the world."
Commodus
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"Humor is the light that keeps darkness at bay."
Commodus
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"Laughter is the weapon of those too wise to despair."
Septimius Severus
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"Humor in leadership reminds people that power need not be cruel."
Constantine I
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"Humor is the spice that makes bitter truths palatable."
Constantine I
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"The strongest man is he who laughs at his own misfortune."
Cato the Younger
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"He who can laugh at himself is free from the tyranny of pride."
Cato the Younger
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"Humor is the wisdom of the people"
Trajan
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"A joke is a weapon with which to test a man's loyalty."
Domitian
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"Humor is a weapon I wield to control the masses."
Commodus
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"The best humor is that which reveals truth to the powerless."
Commodus
"If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be at a loss."
Nero
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"To find humor in adversity is to find hope in darkness."
Antoninus Pius
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"Laughter shared is a bond stronger than iron."
Antoninus Pius
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"A smile hides more than a thousand words could ever conceal."
Domitian
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"A man who laughs alone is a man who understands the joke of existence."
Domitian