#laught

We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137) ↗

— Swami Satchidananda

#death #freedom #happiness #joy #laughter

Laughter is the stubborn reward of grim times. ↗

— Edward McPherson

#humor #keaton #laughter #humor

Laughter is carbonated holiness. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#inspirational #laughter #humor

...he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days. ↗

— Henry James

#inspirational

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#inspirational #laughter #inspirational

Inventory: "Four be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I'd been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#contentment #curiosity #doubt #envy #foes

I am fated to journey hand in hand with my strange heroes and to survey the surging immensity of life, to survey it through the laughter that all can see and through the tears unseen and unknown by anyone. ↗

— Nikolai Gogol

#heroes #laughter #life #nikolai #tears

I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#life

Friends are the most important part of your life. Treasure the tears, treasure the laughter, but most importantly, treasure the memories. ↗

— Dave Brenner

#laughter #memories #life

For every laugh, there should be a tear. ↗

— Walt Disney Company

#life #tears #writing #life