Jokes are grievances.

He who laugheth too much, hath the nature of a fool; he that laugheth not at all, hath the nature of an old cat.

A joke is at most a temporary rebellion against virtue, and its aim is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded.

Laughter always arises from a gaiety of disposition, absolutely incompatible with contempt and indignation.

I used to think that everyone was just being funny. But now I don’t know. I mean, how can you tell?