Humor Quotes

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

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"Humor is the capacity to laugh at ourselves."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Humor helps us see the absurdity of life and the wisdom that lies beneath."
Pope John Paul II
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"Humor is a gift that allows us to endure hardship with grace."
Pope John Paul II
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"Humor is wisdom clothed in lightness."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Laughter is the music of liberation."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Humor lightens the burden of human existence."
Pope John Paul II
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"Humor reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously."
Pope John Paul II
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"Humor arises from the recognition of incongruity and absurdity."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Humor sees the cosmic joke in human seriousness."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Humor is the oxygen of the soul in difficult times."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Humor is the grace of perspective when facing life's absurdities."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Laughter is the soul's way of acknowledging the absurdity of limitation."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Humor, when rooted in truth and kindness, is a great gift."
Pope John Paul II
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"Humor helps us see our follies without despair and laugh at our human condition."
Pope John Paul II
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"Sri Aurobindo used humor as a tool to transcend the illusions of ego."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Sri Aurobindo taught that humor dissolves rigidity and opens the heart."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Babel is the tower of babble; the West is the land of babble."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Humor is the highest form of wisdom when it reveals truth without judgment."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Humor that mocks others comes from fear and insecurity."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Humor is the soul's way of expressing truth without causing offense."
Sri Aurobindo
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"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Humor is very important. Not only is it important for one's physical health, but it is a mark of grace as well."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Humor is the relief of tension."
Abraham
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"Humor and laughter are gifts that bring relief and connection."
Martin Luther
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"Humor can disarm tension and reveal truth that serious speech cannot convey."
Martin Luther
"Laughter is the best medicine."
Moses
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"A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market."
Abraham
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"My early history, both before and after I was born, was rather uneventful."
Abraham
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"Laughter is the echo of a peaceful heart."
Guru Nanak
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"Humor is the sunshine of the soul."
Zoroaster