Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

"Laughter and humor are medicine for the weary spirit."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"Humor acknowledges the incongruities and absurdities we all endure."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"Brevity is the soul of wit."
William Shakespeare
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"Thou cream-faced loon!"
William Shakespeare
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"Laughter in the face of adversity proves our humanity."
John Milton
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"The man of understanding finds everything laughable."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"The greatest humor lies in truth told slant."
Homer
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"Humor is the tragedy plus time."
Homer
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"Laughter is the best medicine."
Pickering Edward
"Laughter is medicine for a troubled heart."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"Humor is wisdom in disguise, laughter is truth unguarded."
Ovid
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"Humor heals what serious medicine cannot touch."
Ovid
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Virgil
"Laughter is the best medicine for the spirit."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"A guest and a fish begin to smell after three days."
Homer
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"Humor reveals truth masked in laughter."
Homer
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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two souls."
Pickering Edward
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"Humor is wisdom without malice."
Virgil
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"Laughter is the medicine the soul needs most."
Virgil
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"He who laughs at calamity demonstrates the strength of his spirit."
Homer
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"The cruelest joke is the one we tell ourselves about our own worth."
Pickering Edward
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"Humor is how we survive what should destroy us."
Pickering Edward
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"A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it."
George Lemaitre
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"Humor is the best medicine."
George Lemaitre
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"Humor is the weapon of the wise; use it with precision."
Pickering Edward
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"Humor reveals truth in ways seriousness cannot reach."
Pickering Edward
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"The best scientific ideas often begin as jokes to the establishment."
Fritz Zwicky
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"The Swiss are not known for their ice cream, but for their precision and practicality."
Fritz Zwicky
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"The universe laughs at our certainties. Embrace uncertainty as your guide."
Fritz Zwicky
"Humor is a sign of intelligence and perspective."
Steven Weinberg