Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"Laughter is a spiritual discipline that reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously."
Tony Campolo
"Never underestimate the power of nostalgia, especially when combined with liquor."
William Sloane Coffin
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"Humor is a way of telling the truth that protects us from it."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"Humor allows us to hold opposites together without exploding."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"The cosmic joke is that everybody is exactly who they need to be."
Richard Rohr
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"Laughter is medicine for the soul that no pharmacy can sell."
Tony Campolo
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"Humor often carries truths that serious speech cannot convey."
Tony Campolo
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"Humor is the gift of seeing joy in difficulty."
Henri Nouwen
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"Humor connects us in our humanity."
Henri Nouwen
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"The best jokes are the ones that make you think before you laugh."
Tony Campolo
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"Humor is the grace note in the symphony of life."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Humor arises from the recognition of incongruity."
Rupert Spira
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"The person who laughs often is one who understands God's joy."
Francis of Assisi
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"Humor is the gift of seeing the absurd."
Mooji
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"Laughter is the medicine of the soul."
Mooji
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"Humor emerges when we stop taking ourselves so seriously."
Adyashanti
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"Humor is wisdom looking at itself and laughing."
Adyashanti
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"Humor is the recognition of the lightness of what seemed heavy."
Rupert Spira
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"The joke is on the one seeking."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"A joke told at the expense of the vulnerable is no joke at all."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Humor in the face of suffering is not disrespect but defiance."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Humor arises from the recognition of incongruence within a unified whole."
Rupert Spira
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"Humor reveals the absurdity of taking the separate self seriously."
Rupert Spira
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"Life is eternal play; stop taking it so seriously"
Mooji
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"By the time the second mouse gets the cheese, the first one has already died."
Francis of Assisi
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"Humor is the relief valve of the soul."
Meher Baba
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"Humor heals what seriousness cannot touch."
Meher Baba
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"Laughter is the music of life"
Satya Sai Baba
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"Humor is wisdom clothed in playfulness."
Mooji
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"We must laugh at ourselves before anyone else does."
Thomas Merton