Humor Quotes
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Humor Quotes
Explore meaningful humor quotes that speak to real life. Drawn from great minds across time, this collection offers clarity, comfort and inspiration when you need it most.
"The distance is nothing when one has a motive. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."
-- Jane Austen"When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. A quiet truth behind the illusion of the ego."
-- Alan Watts"It sounds obvious, but I think you only learn to love again when you fall in love again. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
-- Adele"I'm very confident. Even when I read people saying horrible stuff about my weight. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
-- Adele"The albums are a diary of where I'm at in my life. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
-- Adele"I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
-- Adele"I like to keep my private life private. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
-- Adele"I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud. This simple wisdom echoes through her soulful melodies."
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Explore meaningful humor quotes that speak to real life. Drawn from great minds across time, this collection offers clarity, comfort and inspiration when you need it most.
Some of the most celebrated humor quotes come from Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Mother Teresa, Elon Musk, Muhammad Ali, among many others featured on this page.
Popular humor quotes include: "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." -- Albert Einstein Also: "A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?" -- Albert Einstein.
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