The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

Quote by James Thurber

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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead.

Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty-eight and forty

Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty-eight and forty

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like...

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like...

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.