Laughter Proverbs
Sayings about Laughter
How lovely is the sun after rain, and how lovely is laughter after sorrow. ~ Tunisian ProverbsThey are not all friends who laugh with you. ~ German Proverbs
When an old man marries, death laughs. ~ German Proverb
You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept. ~ Arabian Proverbs
Laugh and grow fat. ~ Traditional Proverb
You can judge a man by what he laughs at. ~ Saying
When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him. ~ Indian Proverbs
Those who love you will make you weep; those who hate you will make you laugh. ~ Russian Proverbs
All things are cause for either laughter or weeping. ~ Latin Proverbs
You enjoy it more if you can laugh at it. ~ Saying
When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
A fool laughs at himself. ~ Namibian Proverbs
Laugh before breakfast, you’ll cry before supper. ~ Traditional Proverb
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. ~ Jewish Proverbs
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone. ~ English Proverbs
When two friends dip into their purse, one laughs, the other cries. ~ Spanish Proverbs
If you call a lady a slave, she laughs, but if you call a slave a slave, he cries. ~ Indian Proverb
What is viler than to be laughed at?. ~ Latin Proverb
One with the courage to laugh is the master of the world almost as much as the man who is ready to die. ~ Italian Proverbs
People show their character by what they laugh at. ~ German Proverb
He, who laughs too much, is hiding his grief. ~ Italian Proverb
If Jesus Christ comes to help me, I laugh at the angels. ~ Russian Proverb
A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears. ~ Chinese Proverbs
Annoy your doctor and sickness comes in laughing. ~ Zimbabwean Proverbs
He laughs best who laughs last. ~ English Proverb
The laughter of someone pining for his beloved is like that of someone who is always crying. ~ Indonesian Proverbs
A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor. ~ Latin Proverb
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~ Irish Proverbs
Many families are built on laughter. ~ Indian Proverb
Gold that is lent goes away laughing and comes back in tears. ~ Turkish Proverbs
A face that never laughs betrays an evil heart. ~ Basque Proverbs
When you laugh, be sure to laugh at what people do and not at what people are. ~ Saying
The laughter of a child is the light of a house. ~ African Proverb
Laughing wife, crying purse. ~ American Proverb
Laugh and everyone sees it, cry and no one sees it. ~ Yiddish Proverbs
Laugh, if you are wise. ~ Latin Proverb
A house without a dog, a cat, or a little child is a house without joy or laughter. ~ Scottish Proverbs
He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry. ~ Moroccan Proverbs
Don't laugh when your neighbor’s oven is on fire. ~ Lithuanian Proverbs
Learn from your tears and you will win laughing. ~ Spanish Proverb
The deaf laugh twice. ~ Afghan Proverbs
He who tickles himself can laugh whenever he wants. ~ Polish Proverbs
Always laugh heartily at the jokes your boss tells, it maybe a loyalty test. ~ Saying
A poor joke must invent its own laughter. ~ Latin Proverb
No one was ever hurt by laughter. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Weeping bride, laughing wife, laughing bride, weeping wife. ~ German Proverb
They will be hushed by a good deed who laughs at a wise speech. ~ French Proverbs
You will never be punished for making people die of laughter. ~ Chinese Proverb
The laugh is always on the loser. ~ German Proverb
Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh. ~ Jewish Proverb
Who laughs at you also cries for you. ~ Ukrainian Proverbs
When men speak of the future, the gods laugh. ~ Chinese Proverb
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~ Yiddish Proverb
If you tell the truth too early, you are laughed at — too late and you are stoned. ~ Iranian Proverb
A maid who laughs is half taken. ~ English Proverb
It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~ Spanish Proverb
The gods just laugh when men pray to them for wealth. ~ Japanese Proverb
A day is lost if one has not laughed. ~ French Proverb
He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh. ~ The Holy Koran
The tears of an heir are laughter under a mask. ~ Latin Proverb
A woman that always laughs is everybody's wife; a man that is always laughing is an idiot. ~ Chinese Proverb
Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods. ~ Japanese Proverb
When you talk about future happenings the devil starts to laugh. ~ Japanese Proverb
It is easier to make people cry than to make them laugh. ~ Saying
When the thief has stolen from a thief, God laughs in heaven. ~ Armenian Proverbs
A rich widow weeps in one eye and laughs with the other. ~ Portuguese Proverbs
If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~ Traditional Proverb
Laughter is the best medicine. ~ Traditional Proverb
A man laughs at others and weeps for himself. ~ Indian Proverb
When two poor men help each other, God laughs. ~ Walloon Proverbs
God laughs at man's proposal. ~ Georgian Proverbs
Laughing is not always the proof of a mind at ease. ~ French Proverb
It is a wise man who can laugh at his own jokes. ~ Iranian Proverb
Men laugh with their heart, women only with their mouth. ~ Arabian Proverb
Where there is laughter happiness likes to be. ~ Japanese Proverb
The lame man laughs at the blind. ~ Ukrainian Proverb
Your years will still remain the same whether you laugh or cry. ~ Japanese Proverb
Do not laugh at the fallen; you may find slippery roads ahead. ~ African Proverb
The teeth that laugh are also those that bite. ~ West African Proverb
When the child falls the mother weeps; when the mother falls the child laughs. ~ Rwandan Proverbs
Follow the advice of the one who makes you cry, not from the one who makes you laugh. ~ Arabian Proverb
A naked man will often laugh at someone with torn clothes. ~ Sudanese Proverbs
Laugh at the rice and you will weep for the lentil. ~ Creole Proverb
Quotations about Laughter
The only honest art form is laughter. ~ Lenny Bruce
You can’t stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh. ~ Jay Leno
He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh. ~ The Holy Koran
Nothing is sillier than a silly laugh. ~ Caius Quintus Valerius Catullus
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you. ~ Oscar Wilde
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news. ~ Bertolt Brecht
A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. ~ Charles Lamb
Better the last smile than the first laughter. ~ John Ray
A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused. ~ Shirley Maclaine
Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. ~ Thomas Szasz
He who laughs … lasts. ~ Erma Bombeck
If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable. ~ Goethe
Laughter is a great soul cleanser. ~ Virginia Sale
Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
Men are contented to be laughed at for their wit, but not for their folly. ~ Jonathan Swift
His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him. ~ Charles Dickens
Laughter is by definition healthy. ~ Doris Lessing
Even in despair, man must laugh. ~ Lin Yutang
The earth laughs in flowers. ~ EE Cummings
A man isn’t poor if he can still laugh. ~ Raymond Hitchcock
A day without laughter is a day wasted. ~ Charlie Chaplin
A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better. ~ Barbara Walters
Laugh and be fat. ~ John Taylor
More people laugh at us than with us, however it may appear at the moment. ~ Giovanni Ruffini
Laughing cheerfulness throws the light of day on all the paths of life. ~ Jean Paul Richter
Nobody ever died of laughter. ~ Max Beerbohm
I hasten to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep. ~ Pierre De Beaumarchais
He is a wise man who always knows what to laugh at, and a bold man that always dare laugh at what is laughable. ~ Edward Parsons Day
We don’t laugh because we’re happy — we’re happy because we laugh. ~ William James
Learn to laugh at your troubles and you’ll never run out of things to laugh at. ~ Lyn Karol
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy. ~ Thomas Carlyle
She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth. ~ Benjamin Franklin
He who laughs best today, will also laugh last. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don’t want to go there. ~ Martin Luther
Laughter is an instant vacation. ~ Milton Berle
It’s hard … to hate a man who laughs at himself and the rest of the world. ~ Jo Clayton
Life without laughing is a dreary blank. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes. ~ Malcolm De Chazal
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue. ~ Quintilian
A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~ Mary H. Waldrip
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at. ~ Wilson Mizner
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope
They laugh that win! ~ William Shakespeare
No one is laughable who laughs at himself. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
People who stop laughing are always the ones who get hurt. ~ Josh Sundquist
One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself. ~ Sara Jeannette Duncan
Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it. ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself. ~ Oliver Goldsmith
You grow up on the day you have your first real laugh at, yourself. ~ Ethel Barrymore
He who laughs last didn’t get the joke at first. ~ Evan Esar
I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.” ~ Quincy Jones
There can never be enough said of the virtues, dangers, the power of a shared laugh. ~ Françoise Sagan
Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at. ~ Goethe
The man that loves and laughs must sure do well. ~ Alexander Pope
If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think. ~ Clarence Darrow
Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you may laugh the more. ~ Alexander Pope
The joke loses everything when the joker laughs himself. ~ Friedrich Schiller
No one is more profoundly sad as one who laughs too much. ~ Jean Paul Richter
The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs. ~ Malcolm De Chazal
Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can. ~ Elsa Maxwell
Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing. ~ Ken Kesey
No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh. ~ Samuel Johnson
He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday. ~ Jean Baptiste Racine
Carry laughter with you wherever you go. ~ Hugh Sidey
By nothing do men show their character more than by the things they laugh at. ~ Goethe
The laughers are a majority. ~ Alexander Pope
The loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. ~ Oliver Goldsmith
I found people looked better when they laughed. ~ Mort Sahl
To laugh is proper to man. ~ Francois Rabelais
The most completely wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed. ~ Nicolas Chamfort
A good time to laugh is any time you can. ~ Linda Ellerbee
Laughter is America’s most important export. ~ Walt Disney
It is a good thing to laugh, at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. ~ John Dryden
A good laugh is sunshine in a house. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~ Victor Borge
That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you. ~ A. Whitney Brown
A laugh’s the wisest, easiest answer to all that’s queer. ~ Herman Melville
There is little success where there is little laughter. ~ Andrew Carnegie
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater
If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane. ~ Jimmy Buffet
We do not stop laughing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop laughing. ~ Evan Esar
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