It has been wisely said that we cannot really love anybody at whom we never laugh.

Quote by Agnes Repplier

It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure...

It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure...

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature.

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

The diseases of the present have little in common with the diseases of the past...

The diseases of the present have little in common with the diseases of the past...

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible...

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible...

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh in which we cannot join

There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and...

There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral lows, and...

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.

We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible...

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible...

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join.

There is always a secret irritation about a laugh into which we cannot join.

Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times because they had nobody...

Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times because they had nobody...

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally...

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally...

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.

Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times because they had nobody...

Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times because they had nobody...

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the...

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...

Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for...