Humor Quotes

The people who fear humor – and there are many -are suspicious of its power to present things in unexpected lights to question received opinions and to suggest unforeseen possibilities.

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

Better lose a jest than a friend.

Humor is a rubber sword – it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.

Optimism and humor are the grease and glue of life. Without both of them we would never have survived our captivity.

Humor tells us more about how the brain works as mind, than does any other behaviour of the mind – including reason. It indicates other thinking methods, something about perception, and the possibility of changes in perception. It shows us that these changes can be followed by instant changes in emotion – something that can […]

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.