Laughter

"Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God." ~ Sean Connery

Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can. ~ Elsa Maxwell

Laughter is a celebration of our failings. That's what clowns are for. And that's what I am. ~ Emma Thompson

Laughter is a highly addictive positive contagious: if somebody starts, it's very difficult to. ~ Robert Holden

Laughter is an instant vacation!. ~ Milton Berle

Laughter is by definition healthy. ~ Doris Lessing

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heartburn? ~ Bob Hope, My Life in Jokes, 2003

Laughter is higher than all pain. ~ Elbert G. Hubbard

Laughter is part of the human survival kit. ~ David Nathan

Laughter is the best way to make somebody's heart beat. ~ Robert Holden

Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart. ~ Mort Walker

That is the best -- to laugh with someone because you both think the same things are funny. ~ Gloria Vanderbilt

Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be the fool, but you're the fool in charge. ~ Carl Reiner

"Men think and God laughs." ~ Yiddish Proverb

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ~ Victor Hugo

Laughter need not be cut out of anything since it improves everything. ~ James Thurber

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable. ~ Johann von Goethe

I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that. ~ Linda Ellerbee

Laughter is inner jogging. ~ Norman Cousins

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow. ~ Diane Johnson, Zen Soup, 2003

Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods. ~ Japanese Proverb

Laughter is the lightning rod or play, the eroticism of conversation. ~ Eva Hoffman

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. ~ Thomas Szasz

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away. ~ Benjamin Franklin

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. ~ Bob Hope