Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

"A man's life is always either a satire or a satire of itself; it cannot be anything else."
André Gide
V
"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."
Voltaire
V
"I have always made it a rule never to smoke while sleeping."
Voltaire
V
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Voltaire
A
"Humor is the only weapon that evil cannot tolerate."
Albert Camus
A
"Laughter in the face of suffering is the ultimate human dignity."
Albert Camus
D
"I want to speak sense, but it may come out as nonsense."
Denis Diderot
J
"Humor is the mask we wear when truth becomes too difficult to bear."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
J
"Humor opens the door to understanding when seriousness closes it."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
P
"Humor lightens the heaviest burdens."
Pierre Corneille
P
"Humor heals all wounds."
Pierre Corneille
J
"Humor lightens the burden of existence."
Jean Racine
J
"Laughter heals what medicine cannot."
Jean Racine
M
"The duty of comedy is to correct vices by ridicule."
Molière
M
"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow."
Molière
M
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
Molière
M
"There is nothing that cleanses the soul like laughter."
Molière
V
"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."
Voltaire
V
"A witty saying proves nothing, but it amuses us."
Voltaire
V
"The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity."
Voltaire
V
"A very merry, unprincipled, sensual, selfish, polished fellow."
Voltaire
V
"The public is an old woman, let her maunder and mumble."
Voltaire
S
"Humor is wisdom born of sorrow."
Stéphane Mallarmé
"Melancholy and pessimism are the true source of wit."
Charles Baudelaire
D
"Humor is a weapon against despair and a bridge between souls."
Denis Diderot
P
"The pursuit of humor shows wisdom in not taking life too seriously."
Pierre Corneille
M
"Molière believed that laughter is the best medicine for human suffering."
Molière
M
"Comedy reveals what tragedy conceals."
Molière
M
"The man who cannot laugh at himself is dangerous to others."
Molière
M
"Laughter is the punctuation mark of truth."
Molière