Quotes about laughter
laughter men laughing
This crown to crown the laughing man, this rose-wreath crown: I myself have set this crown upon my head, I myself have pronounced my laughter holy. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter men iron
For a significant man woman, the one thought he values greatly, to the laughter and scorn of insignificant men, is a key to hidden treasure chambers; for those others, it is nothing but a piece of old iron. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter laughing matter
What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter mean delight
Laughter means: taking a mischievous delight in someone else's uneasiness, but with a good conscience. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter animal men
A man who whinnies with noisy laughter, surpasses all the animals in vulgarity. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter humility laughing
Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh! Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter men secret
You highest men whom I have ever seen! This is my suspicion about you and my secret laughter: I guess that you would call my superman--a devil! Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter wrath spirit
Not with wrath do we kill, but with laughter. Come, let us kill the spirit of gravity! Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter atheism doe
One does not kill by anger but by laughter. Friedrich Nietzsche
laughter laughing evil
That older and greater church to which I belong: the church where the oftener you laugh the better, because by laughter only can you destroy evil without malice George Bernard Shaw
laughter men evil
The salvation of the world depends on the men who will not take evil good-humouredly, and whose laughter destroys the fool instead of encouraging him. George Bernard Shaw
laughter theatre evening
Unless comedy touches me as well as amuses me, it leaves me with a sense of having wasted my evening. I go to the theatre to be moved to laughter, not to be tickled or bustled into it. George Bernard Shaw
laughter kissing world
Kiss the mouth which tells you, here, here is the world. This mouth. This laughter. These temple bones. Galway Kinnell
laughter philosophy moon
Oh, my dear Kepler, how I wish that we could have one hearty laugh together. Here, at Padua, is the principal professor of philosophy, whom I have repeatedly and urgently requested to look at the moon and planets through my glass, [telescope] which he pertinaciously refuses to do. Why are you not here? what shouts of laughter we should have at this glorious folly! and to hear the professor of philosophy at Pisa laboring before the grand duke with logical arguments, as if with magical incantations, to charm the new planets out of the sky. Galileo Galilei
laughter writing silence
Writing has often been accompanied by terror, silences, and then wild bursts of private laughter that suddenly make all the dread seem worthwhile. Erica Jong
laughter enough revelations
I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation. Erica Jong
laughter laughing firsts
Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can. Elsa Maxwell
laughter wine broken
If I am frightened then I can hide it If I am crying, I'll call it laughter If I am haunted, I'll call it my imaginary friend If I am bleeding I'll call it wine But if you leave me then I am broken And if I'm broken then only death remains Elvis Costello
laughter stupid mean
And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up. J. D. Salinger
laughter blessed feel-better
Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter. Ivor Novello
laughter cry caged
That was what happened to laughter when you caged it. It became unbearably sad. It was worse than crying. Isobelle Carmody
laughter kids littles
A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like schmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a kid. Jack Benny
laughter eye thinking
I study her,” Patch said. “I figure out what she’s thinking and feeling. She’s not going to come right out and tell me, which is why I have to pay attention. Does she turn her body toward mine? Does she hold my eyes, then look away? Does she bite her lip and play with her hair, the way Nora is doing right now?” Laughter rose in the room. I dropped my hands to my lap. “She’s game,” said Patch, bumping my leg again. Of all things, I blushed. Becca Fitzpatrick
laughter common-vision joy
Meadowlark and I share a common vision of bringing joy and laughter to others. Bill Cosby
laughter blow worst-situation
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. Bill Cosby
laughter children ukulele
Laughter brings out the child in all of us. Bill Cosby
laughter roaring study
You cannot study Pleasure in the moment of the nuptial embrace, nor repentance while repenting, nor analyze the nature of humour while roaring with laughter. C. S. Lewis
laughter laughing foolish
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est Catullus
laughter men tears
Godlike the man who sits at her side, who watches and catches that laughter which (softly) tears me to tatters: nothing is left of me, each time I see her... Catullus
laughter silly
Nothing is more silly than silly laughter. Catullus
laughter memories eye
His entired life bundled into wenty refuse sacks. His and her memories bundle away in Holly's mind. Each item unearthed dust, tears, laughter and memories. She bagged the items, cleared the dust, wiped her eyes and filed away the memories. Cecelia Ahern
laughter tired missing
But even in her laughter there was something missing. She never seemed to be truly happy; she just seemed to be passing time while she waited for something else. She was tired of just existing; she wanted to live. Cecelia Ahern
laughter taken lovely
And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously. Antoine de Saint-Exupery