I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
—Book of Ecclesiastes, 225 BC
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There is nothing sillier than a silly laugh.
—Catullus, c. 60 BCLaughter almost ever cometh of things most disproportioned to ourselves and nature. Laughter hath only a scornful tickling.
—Philip Sidney, 1582A jest breaks no bones.
—Samuel Johnson, 1781Big head, little wit.
—French proverb