Quote by Joseph Addison
If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all oth

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it. – Joseph Addison

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The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves. – Joseph Addison

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One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. – Joseph Addison

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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. – Joseph Addison

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I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. – Woody Allen

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Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit. – Author Unknown

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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they find laughable. – Anon.

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Laughter — An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable. – Ambrose Bierce

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