Humor Quotes
Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.
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"One does not kill by anger but by laughter."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"Brevity is the soul of wit."Kant, Immanuel
"I hate disagreement and controversy so much that I am very much inclined to believe whatever I am told."Hume, David
"Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth."Hume, David
"I love mankind, but I wonder how long they will tolerate me."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"One does not kill by anger but by laughter."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"My genius is in my nostrils."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witty and sparkled with laughter. But I went away—and the dash of enchantment went with me."Kierkegaard, Søren
"The present state of the world is not good. One cannot even say that the state of the world is desperate; it is far more than that—it is laughable."Kierkegaard, Søren
"If a person cannot weep deeply, he cannot laugh deeply either."Kierkegaard, Søren
"I am not at all in the humour to think of reasoning now."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Humor reveals truth through laughter."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Humor is the recognition of incongruity in human affairs."Spinoza, Baruch
"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."Maimonides
"Humor helps us bear the unbearable."Maimonides
"Good humor is the best promoter of good will."Locke, John
"Laughter is the medicine of the soul."Al-Ghazali
"Laughter is the medicine of the soul."Avicenna
"Laughter can heal what tears alone cannot; humor is wisdom's companion."Maimonides
"Humor reveals the incongruities of existence."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Humor is the most intelligent response to the absurdities of life."Hume, David
"I have noticed that the players handle themselves and the ball best when they are full of feasting and strong drink."Descartes, René
"To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target."Descartes, René
"I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was able to reason."Descartes, René
"A letter means a lot of paper with a small help from a pencil."Descartes, René
"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make empty prophecies."Descartes, René
"Good humor is the best climate for goodness."Locke, John
"Humor is wisdom clothed in the garment of laughter."Al-Ghazali
"Laughter that harms another is cruelty masked as humor."Al-Ghazali
"Humor reveals truth wrapped in gentleness."Maimonides
