The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it. Umberto Eco
The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.HumorQuotations by Umberto Eco
Month: November 2008
Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room. Phyllis Diller
Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.HumorQuotations by Phyllis Diller
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth. Joseph Conrad
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.HumorQuotations by Joseph Conrad
Levity is often less foolish and gravity less wise than each of them appears. Charles Caleb Colton
Levity is often less foolish and gravity less wise than each of them appears.HumorQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton
People of humor are always in some degree people of genius. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.HumorQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law. Dick Clark
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law.HumorQuotations by Dick Clark
In the end, everything is a gag. Charlie Chaplin
In the end, everything is a gag.HumorQuotations by Charlie Chaplin
Comedy is a tragedy plus time. Carol Burnett
Comedy is a tragedy plus time.HumorQuotations by Carol Burnett
The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds. Lenny Bruce
The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.HumorQuotations by Lenny Bruce
A rich man’s joke is always funny. Thomas Edward Brown
A rich man’s joke is always funny.HumorQuotations by Thomas Edward Brown
Humor is just another defense against the universe. Mel Brooks
Humor is just another defense against the universe.HumorQuotations by Mel Brooks
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. Edward De Bono
Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.HumorQuotations by Edward De Bono
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. Napoleon Bonaparte
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.HumorQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.HumorQuotations by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle
The secret to humor is surprise.HumorQuotations by Aristotle
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor. Edward Albee
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.HumorQuotations by Edward Albee
Be it ever so humble, there’s no opinion like one’s own. Source Unknown
Be it ever so humble, there’s no opinion like one’s own.HumilityQuotations by Source Unknown
Humility is the ladder to divine understanding. Source Unknown
Humility is the ladder to divine understanding.HumilityQuotations by Source Unknown
When we become aware of our humility, we’ve lost it. Source Unknown
When we become aware of our humility, we’ve lost it.HumilityQuotations by Source Unknown
Humility like the darkness, reveals the heavenly lights. Henry David Thoreau
Humility like the darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.HumilityQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. Rabindranath Tagore
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.HumilityQuotations by Rabindranath Tagore
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.HumilityQuotations by Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings. Fulton John Sheen
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.HumilityQuotations by Fulton John Sheen
A man who is at the top is a man who has the habit of getting to the bottom. Joseph E. Rogers
A man who is at the top is a man who has the habit of getting to the bottom.HumilityQuotations by Joseph E. Rogers
Too humble is half proud. Yiddish Proverb
Too humble is half proud.HumilityQuotations by Yiddish Proverb
Too much humility is pride. German Proverb
Too much humility is pride.HumilityQuotations by German Proverb
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree. Phaedrus
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.HumilityQuotations by Phaedrus
If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself. Blaise Pascal
If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself.HumilityQuotations by Blaise Pascal
The humble and meek are thirsting for blood. Joe Orton
The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.HumilityQuotations by Joe Orton
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted. Friedrich Nietzsche
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.HumilityQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows. Helen Nielsen
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.HumilityQuotations by Helen Nielsen
Don’t be humble, you’re not that great. Golda Meir
Don’t be humble, you’re not that great.HumilityQuotations by Golda Meir
Humility is no substitute for a good personality. Fran Lebowitz
Humility is no substitute for a good personality.HumilityQuotations by Fran Lebowitz
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.HumilityQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. Edgar Watson Howe
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.HumilityQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.HumilityQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The graveyards are full of indispensable men. Charles De Gaulle
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.HumilityQuotations by Charles De Gaulle
Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in. Gustave Flaubert
Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.HumilityQuotations by Gustave Flaubert
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain. Joe Davis
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.HumilityQuotations by Joe Davis
The cross is the invincible sanctuary of the humble. Eli Cass
The cross is the invincible sanctuary of the humble.HumilityQuotations by Eli Cass