Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Quote by Max Eastman

Topics: Humor Quotes

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A smile is the universal welcome.

A smile is the universal welcome.

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his...

Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his...

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone...

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone...

Where there is an ongoing relationship of caring. Where there is a sense of humor....

Where there is an ongoing relationship of caring. Where there is a sense of humor....

Humor tells you where the trouble is

Humor tells you where the trouble is

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event:...

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event:...

Managing to have a sense of humor makes it a lot easier to manage people.

Managing to have a sense of humor makes it a lot easier to manage people.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get...

There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....