Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Fine, Arthur
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"Laughter is the mind's way of reconciling with the absurd."
Perry, John
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"Humor is humanity's greatest defense against despair."
Perry, John
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"Humor often reveals truths we're afraid to speak directly."
Burge, Tyler
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"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"Humor is truth spoken sideways."
Fine, Arthur
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"Humor is humanity's greatest gift."
Lewis, David
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"Humor is the best medicine."
Lewis, David
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"Humor is a sign of intelligence."
Geach, Peter
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"Humor heals."
Geach, Peter
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"Humor is the wisdom to laugh at our own predicament."
Fine, Arthur
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"Humor is humanity's way of dancing with darkness."
Lewis, David
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"Humor is the weapon of those refusing to be defeated by circumstances."
Lewis, David
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"The humor that heals is the humor that speaks truth with gentleness."
Fine, Arthur
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"Humor is the wisdom of recognizing incongruity."
Fine, Arthur
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"Humor is often truth wearing a comfortable mask."
Fine, Kit
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"Humor is the shortest distance between despair and hope."
Fine, Kit
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"Through humor, we acknowledge pain without being consumed by it."
Fine, Kit
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"Humor is the alchemy that transforms pain into perspective."
Lewis, David
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"Humor is the ability to see the absurd without losing hope."
Lewis, David
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"Absurdity is often the best teacher."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Humor often arises from the recognition of incongruity and the unexpected application of concepts."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Sarcasm involves saying one thing while intending to convey another, which depends on context and tone."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"A joke depends on catching someone momentarily off guard."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Satire requires intelligence from both the creator and the audience."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Irony depends on recognizing incongruity with understanding."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Humor often arises from the collision of different logical categories."
Ryle, Gilbert
"Humor reveals the absurdities that logic refuses to see."
Feyerabend, Paul
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"I have been treating the whole matter somewhat lightly perhaps"
Bell, John Stewart
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"I got a prize for literature, too. I got a Nobel Prize."
Feynman, Richard