Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"Humor is the soul's way of laughing at its own predicaments."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Humor finds light even in the darkest of circumstances."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"The cruel do not laugh at others; they laugh at themselves."
Stendhal
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"Labour is the curse of the drinking classes."
George Sand
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"To do nothing is the most universal talent I know."
Théophile Gautier
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"To laugh is to risk appearing the fool; to weep is to risk appearing sentimental; but to refrain from either is to risk appearing dead."
Théophile Gautier
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"The deepest grief often wears the lightest mask."
Guy de Maupassant
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"A moment of laughter is a moment when the soul touches the divine."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Ann Radcliffe
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"There is nothing so silly as a silly laugh."
Henry Fielding
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"Humor is the best medicine."
Henry Fielding
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"Humor is the spice of life; it makes the bitter moments bearable."
George Sand
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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
George Sand
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"The world has always laughed at its own follies."
Frances Burney
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"For the misfortunes of others are always a source of entertainment to society."
Frances Burney
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"The most happy marriage I can picture would be the union of a deaf man and a blind woman."
Frances Burney
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Frances Burney
"Humor is a sign of intelligence and hope."
Daniel Defoe
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"Laughter is the best and best-timed plaything of mankind."
Laurence Sterne
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Laurence Sterne
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"Humor is the spark that keeps hope alive in difficult times."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Humor is rebellion against the absurdity of existence."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The secret of being a bore is to tell everything."
Stendhal
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"I defy you to produce any evidence that this life is serious."
Stendhal
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"Nothing is so admirable as the promptitude with which modern young people go to bed."
Stendhal
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"I do not believe anything until it is officially denied."
Stendhal
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"Humanity, take a deep breath. We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
George Sand
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"Humor is the best medicine for a troubled spirit."
Henry Fielding
"Humor is wisdom's laughter."
Daniel Defoe
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"Laughter is one of the privileges and pleasures of reason."
Laurence Sterne