Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

"Humor born from kindness builds bridges; humor from cruelty destroys them."
Charles Wesley
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"Humor is the wisdom of the heart expressed lightly."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Laughter is medicine for the weary soul."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The ability to laugh at ourselves is a sign of spiritual maturity."
Jonathan Edwards
"Humor is grace expressed through laughter."
Charles Wesley
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"Those who cannot laugh at themselves are prisoners of their ego."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Humor is the highest form of wisdom."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"In laughter, the spirit celebrates its own existence."
Jacob Böhme
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"Humor reveals truth through unexpected angles and disarms our defenses."
Emanuel Swedenborg
S
"He laughs best who laughs last."
Spinoza
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Ibn Arabi
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"Laughter opens the heart and reminds us not to take the illusion seriously."
Jacob Böhme
J
"Humor reveals the gaps between what we pretend and what is real."
Jacob Böhme
"Even in our humor, we reveal the hope that sustains us."
Charles Wesley
"Even laughter, in its highest form, speaks a truth too deep for serious words."
Charles Wesley
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"Humor is the recognition that contradiction itself can be divine."
Ibn Arabi
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"Humor arises from the perception of contradiction from a superior perspective."
Spinoza
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"Humor is often the vehicle for delivering profound truths without offense."
Emanuel Swedenborg
E
"Humor reveals truth while allowing us to maintain our dignity."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Hafiz has learned to laugh at his own sorrow."
Hafiz
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"Humor is a grace that acknowledges our shared humanity."
Teresa of Avila
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"All I have is a divine sense of humor."
Hafiz
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"Laughter is a prayer to the Divine. It says: I am still alive, still grateful."
Hafiz
"God laughs at those who plan their lives."
Meister Eckhart
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"Humor brings lightness to the soul."
Pope Francis
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"Humor and laughter are medicines that heal division and fear."
Pope Francis
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"Humor reveals the joy that is hidden in daily life."
Pope John Paul II
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"The intelligent heart laughs at the grave."
Hafiz
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"Humor is a gift that eases suffering."
Pope Francis
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"Humor is the expression of the mind that is not caught in seriousness."
Jiddu Krishnamurti