Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"The more one suffers, the more, I believe, has one a sense for the comic."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"People who are always cheerful have something to hide."
August Strindberg
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"The world is a madhouse, and we are all the mad."
August Strindberg
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"In laughter, we find temporary escape and ultimate acceptance."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Humor is tragedy viewed from a sufficient distance."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Boris Pasternak
"Humor reveals the truth we are afraid to speak plainly."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"I have always admired the casual way in which anonymous critics refer to me."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"I have no psychological make-up for a writer."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"When people are not laughing, they are generally unhappy."
August Strindberg
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"Humor is the balm that soothes the wounds of the soul."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Humor teaches us not to take ourselves too seriously in this brief life."
Selma Lagerlöf
"The humor that endures is that which speaks truth while making us laugh at ourselves."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Humor is the salt that seasons the dish of life."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Laughter is medicine for the weary soul."
Maxim Gorky
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"Humor reveals uncomfortable truths."
Maxim Gorky
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"To play safe, I prefer to accept only an Antarctic hierarchy of blubbers."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"A laugh is the first sign of understanding."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't the guts to bite people themselves."
August Strindberg
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"A life without humor is a life half-lived."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Laughter is the soul's way of refusing to surrender to despair."
Henrik Ibsen
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"Even in sorrow, there is humor for those wise enough to see it."
Boris Pasternak
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"The deepest humor lies in the recognition of our shared absurdity."
Boris Pasternak
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"When a man is bored, he is inclined to be vain."
Nikolai Gogol
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"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's ear drums from bursting."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"Humor is the best medicine for the soul."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"Humor reveals the truth of things."
Mikhail Lermontov
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"Humor is the only way to survive truth."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Humor is wisdom with laughter."
Aleksandr Pushkin