Saturday, April 6, 2013

Humor is Truth

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.   ~ Romain Gary

Humor and knowledge are the two great hopes of our culture.  ~ Konrad Lorenz

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.  ~ James Thurber

Humor is just another defence against the universe.  ~ Mel Brooks

Jesters do oft prove prophets.  ~ William Shakespeare, King Lear

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche


Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.  ~ Victor Borge


Quotes about humor, life