100 Laughter Quotes To Brighten Your Day

Top 10 Quotes – Short – Famous – Inspiring – More Quotes – Takeaways – Further Readings

Here are 100 of the best laughter quotes I could find.

Why should you read this?

You’ll learn:

• The true value of laughter
• The true value of not taking yourself seriously
• The importance of smiling and laughing in your relationships

In fact, the older and wiser you get, the more you realize life is a game.

And the winners are the ones who laugh.

And have fun.

You’ll discover quotes by amazing authors like:

• Maya Angelou
• Mark Twain
• Shakespeare
• Goethe
• Nietzsche
• Picasso
• Walt Disney
• And many more!

And I hope you’ll love them as much as I do.

Enjoy!

Top 10 Laughter Quotes

We don’t laugh because we’re happy. We are happy because we laugh. William James

As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul. Jewish proverb

If you’re too busy to laugh, you are too busy. Proverb

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. Mark Twain

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. Jean Houston

You have as much laughter as you have faith. Martin Luther

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin

There is little success where there is little laughter. Andrew Carnegie

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself. Alan Watts

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire

Short Laughter Quotes

Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul. Thomas Mann

Laughter is poison to fear. George R.R. Martin

Real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter. Alan Watts

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Phyllis Diller

Laughter is an instant vacation. Milton Berle

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh. Maya Angelou

You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow. Renee Ahdieh

Fools take life seriously. The wise laugh at it. Maxime Lagacé

He who laughs at himself, never runs out of things to laugh at. Epictetus

You should laugh at your old ideas. Brian Norgard

Laugher is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. Charlie Chaplin

Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life. Yogi Berra

A smile is the universal welcome. Max Eastman

A good laugh heals a lot of hurts. Madeleine L’ Engle

If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane. Robert Frost

The earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Famous Laughter Quotes

Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest. Hermann Hesse

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. Mark Twain

Determine to live life with flair and laughter. Maya Angelou

I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. Billy Joel

They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. Kurt Cobain

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. William Shakespeare

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you. George Bernard Shaw

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Give up being right. Instead radiate peace, harmony, love, and laughter from your heart. Deepak Chopra

Ten years from now you’ll laugh at whatever’s stressing you out today. So why not laugh now? Tony Robbins

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s. Irish proverb

Laughter is the most inexpensive and most effective wonder drug. Laughter is a universal medicine. Bertrand Russell

We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. Charles Bukowski

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. Friedrich Nietzsche

Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Mark Twain

He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. Friedrich Nietzsche

Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. Walt Disney

Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing. Frida Kahlo

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)

The first half of life is learning to be an adult – the second half is learning to be a child. Pablo Picasso

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge

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Inspiring Laughter Quotes

The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure. Tibetan proverb

Laughter is the language of the soul. Pablo Neruda

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused. Shirley MacLaine

The cause of laughter is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real project. Arthur Schopenhauer

Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it. Lucy Maud Montgomery

I don’t think existence wants you to be serious. I have not seen a serious tree. I have not seen a serious bird. I have not seen a serious sunrise. I have not seen a serious starry night. It seems they are all laughing in their own ways, dancing in their own ways. We may not understand it, but there is a subtle feeling that the whole existence is a celebration. Osho

And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I’d probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up. J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)

Laughter is my message. I do not ask you to do prayer. I ask you to find moments, situations, in which you can laugh wholeheartedly. Your laughter will open a thousand and one roses within you. Osho

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things. Kenneth Branagh

When people see the laughing face, even if they’re jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself. Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself. Maya Angelou

When you can laugh at the ridiculousness of your own thoughts, you’re doing all right. Kamal Ravikant

In a year, 95% of the things that stress you out now you’ll look back and laugh at. The other 5%, you should probably get to work on. Justin Kan

The cheapest therapy is to spend time with people who make you laugh. Kevin Kelly

There is everything to laugh and there is nothing to fear. Laughter has to be our sword to cut all these heads who have been torturing humanity for centuries. Osho

The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion. Richard Feynman

True happiness is not found in materialistic things, it comes from the love and laughter found with each other. Scottie Pippen

The things with the greatest mental payoff are generally the same things that would have made a hunter gatherer happy: exercise, being in nature, laughing with friends, sex and companionship, eating delicious food, focusing on a task, watching your kids play. Andrew Wilkinson

Every day I awaken I am grateful. My intent is to be totally present in that day. And laugh as much as possible. Maya Angelou

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them. Baruch Spinoza

The moment you realize that you can be energized by adversity just by laughing at it and moving forward is the day you are reborn. Adrian Iliapoulos

Laughter is wine for the soul – laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness – the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living. Sean O’Casey

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don’t bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he’s a good man. Fyodor Dostoevsky

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Khalil Gibran

Laugh, my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being. Stella McCartney

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing. Herman Melville

Nothing better in life than watching your kids laugh. Morgan Housel

Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much. Ralph Waldo Emerson

More Quotes About Laughter

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat. Allen Klein

Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter. Françoise Sagan

If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is. Charles Bukowski

Be the first to laugh at your own blunder, and no one will laugh at you. Publilius Syrus

A well-balanced person is one who finds both sides of an issue laughable. Herbert Prochnow

I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live. Epictetus

The world is full of fools — people who cannot wait to get results, who change with the wind, who can’t see past their noses. You encounter them everywhere: the indecisive boss, the rash colleague, the hysterical subordinate. When working alongside fools, do not fight them. Instead think of them the way you think of children, or pets, not important enough to affect your mental balance. Detach yourself emotionally. And while you’re inwardly laughing at their foolishness, indulge them in one of their more harmless ideas. The ability to stay cheerful in the face of fools is an important skill. Robert Greene

Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now. Veronica Roth (Divergent)

Self-acceptance isn’t giving up on self-improvement. It’s deciding to stop beating yourself up for being human — and keep working to become a better human. Getting comfortable in your own skin doesn’t stifle growth. When you can laugh at your faults, it’s easier to overcome them. Adam Grant

You’re going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some love. Make someone happy. Laugh a little bit. Appreciate the moment. And do your work. Naval Ravikant

It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. Seneca

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Khalil Gibran

Your anxiety lies to you. It tells you the world is going to laugh at you when in reality no one gives a shit. Mark Manson

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck

It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams. Lin Yutang

Love is never a fulfillment. Life is never a thing of continuous bliss. There is no paradise. Fight and laugh and feel bitter and feel bliss: and fight again. Fight, fight. That is life. D.H. Lawrence

Fools laugh at others. The wise laugh with others. The happiest laugh at themselves. Maxime Lagacé

Be full of sorrow, that you may become hill of joy; weep, that you may break into laughter. Rumi

Much of the secret of life consists in knowing how to laugh, and also how to breathe. Alan Watts

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans. Woody Allen

Conclusion

At times, the joy that life attacks me with is unbearable and leads to gasping hysterical laughter. I find myself completely out of control and wonder how could life could surprise me again and again and again, so competely. How could a man be a cynic? It is a sin. Norm Macdonald

Key Takeaways

• Be cool. “As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul.” Pro tip: Look at funny things daily (movies, videos, cartoons, etc.). You’ll feel better inside and less stressed.
• Be present. “If you’re too busy to laugh, you are too busy.” Pro tip: Be more in the moment. Think less about the past and future. What’s funny is now.
• Be open. “At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.” Pro tip: When you laugh, you’re more imaginative and creative.
• Be humble. “Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.” Pro tip: The day you learn to laugh at yourself is the day you become beautiful.
• Be a winner. “There is little success where there is little laughter.” Pro tip: Serious people can’t remain winners for an extended period. You need fun, smiles, and play.

Further Readings

• Topic: Happiness
• 85 Relax Quotes To Help You Recharge
• 100 Spiritual Quotes To Nourish Your Soul
• 77 Zen Quotes To Bring Stillness Into Your Life
• Laughter is the Best Medicine (helpguide.org)

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Do you laugh often? What’s your favorite quote about laughter? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

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