#laughter

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

— Mark Twain

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Nobody ever died of laughter. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

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Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#between #both #day #either #gently

From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

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The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. ↗

— Henri Bergson

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It seems that laughter needs an echo. ↗

— Henri Bergson

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Laughter is an instant vacation. ↗

— Milton Berle

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Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart. ↗

— Mort Walker

#brush #cobwebs #heart #laughter #sweeps

The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release endorphins into your system, which act as a natural mood elevator. In Norman Cousin's book, Anatomy of an Illness, Cousin's describes the regimen he followed to overcome a serious debilitating disease he was suffering from. It included large doses of laughter and humor. Published in 1976, his book has been widely accepted by the medical community. ↗

— Cherie Carter-Scott

#medicine #life

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. ↗

— Victor Borge

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