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