Laughter is the best music we ever get to hear. Most importantly, it's priceless, free and comes naturally.
"Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection." – Yakov Smirnoff
"She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter." – The Click Five
"Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward." – Carol Channing
"Nothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"A person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed." – Bennett Cerf
"You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never forget the one with whom you have wept." – Kahlil Gibran
"An optimist laughs to forget, a pessimist forgets to laugh." – Unknown
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." – Charlie Chaplin
"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities." – Jean Houston
"Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners." – Lord Chesterfield
"Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you." – Eileen Caddy
"Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors." – Norman Cousins
"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life." – Joan Lunden
"I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter." – Yakov Smirnoff
"A laugh is a smile that bursts." – Mary H Waldrip
"I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilized music in the world." – Peter Ustinov
"If love is the treasure, laughter is the key." – Yakov Smirnoff
"Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life." – Unknown
"In laughter we always find an unavowed intention to humiliate and consequently to correct our neighbour." – Henri Bergson
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." – Kahlil Gibran
"Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters." – Allen Klein
"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects." –Arnold H Glasow
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." – Oscar Wilde
"The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused." – Shirley MacLaine
Have you realized that the friends one tends to miss the most are those with whom we've had the most hearty, carefree laughter? Be sure to read 6 Ingredients of Healthy and Honest Friendships (including TD Jakes video) which I wrote for DUNIA Magazine.
Cheers to love and laughter.