Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. James Thurber
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.HumorQuotations by James Thurber
Month: November 2008
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society. William M. Thackeray
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.HumorQuotations by William M. Thackeray
As a person is so must you humor them. Terence
As a person is so must you humor them.HumorQuotations by Terence
By blood a king, in heart a clown. Lord Alfred Tennyson
By blood a king, in heart a clown.HumorQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
What some people invent the rest enlarge. Jonathan Swift
What some people invent the rest enlarge.HumorQuotations by Jonathan Swift
A brilliant epigram is a solemn platitude gone to a masquerade ball. Lionel Strachey
A brilliant epigram is a solemn platitude gone to a masquerade ball.HumorQuotations by Lionel Strachey
For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies. Laurence Sterne
For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.HumorQuotations by Laurence Sterne
Musical comedies aren’t written, they are rewritten. Stephen Sondheim
Musical comedies aren’t written, they are rewritten.HumorQuotations by Stephen Sondheim
The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow. Socrates
The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.HumorQuotations by Socrates
It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor. Lord Shaftesbury
It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.HumorQuotations by Lord Shaftesbury
Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind. Gilbert Seldes
Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind.HumorQuotations by Gilbert Seldes
Good humor isn’t a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice. David Seabury
Good humor isn’t a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.HumorQuotations by David Seabury
Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else. William E. Rothschild
Anyone without a sense of humor is at the mercy of everyone else.HumorQuotations by William E. Rothschild
Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. Leo Rosten
Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.HumorQuotations by Leo Rosten
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. Will Rogers
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.HumorQuotations by Will Rogers
The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh Carl Reiner
The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laughHumorQuotations by Carl Reiner
A poor joke must invent its own laughter. Latin Proverb
A poor joke must invent its own laughter.HumorQuotations by Latin Proverb
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. Chinese Proverb
One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.HumorQuotations by Chinese Proverb
There are things of deadly earnest that can only be mentioned under the cover of a joke. J. J. Procter
There are things of deadly earnest that can only be mentioned under the cover of a joke.HumorQuotations by J. J. Procter
Even the gods love jokes. Plato
Even the gods love jokes.HumorQuotations by Plato
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor. Lord Nelson
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.HumorQuotations by Lord Nelson
Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore. Malcolm Muggeridge
Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.HumorQuotations by Malcolm Muggeridge
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humor. W. Somerset Maugham
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humor.HumorQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
Comedy may be big business but it isn’t pretty. Steve Martin
Comedy may be big business but it isn’t pretty.HumorQuotations by Steve Martin
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is. Steve Martin
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.HumorQuotations by Steve Martin
A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused. Shirley Maclaine
A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.HumorQuotations by Shirley Maclaine
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. Abraham Lincoln
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.HumorQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Fortune and humor govern the world. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Fortune and humor govern the world.HumorQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune.HumorQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The hall-mark of American humor is its pose of illiteracy. Ronald Knox
The hall-mark of American humor is its pose of illiteracy.HumorQuotations by Ronald Knox
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness. Ellie Katz
WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.HumorQuotations by Ellie Katz
There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray. Joseph Joubert
There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray.HumorQuotations by Joseph Joubert
I am a great friend to public amusements, for they keep the people from vice. Samuel Johnson
I am a great friend to public amusements, for they keep the people from vice.HumorQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it. Langston Hughes
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.HumorQuotations by Langston Hughes
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectual and happily than seriousness. Horace
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectual and happily than seriousness.HumorQuotations by Horace
A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it. Don Herold
A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.HumorQuotations by Don Herold
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him. Roman Gary
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him.HumorQuotations by Roman Gary
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. Mahatma Gandhi
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.HumorQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling. Fredrich
A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling.HumorQuotations by Fredrich
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. George Eliot
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.HumorQuotations by George Eliot