Monday, July 21, 2008

On Laughter...

God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me” --Sarah (Genesis 21:6)

"If you're not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there." --Martin Luther

"The act of laughter, which is a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves." --Sir T. Browne

"Laughter is an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable." --Ambrose Bierce

"The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed." --Bennett Cerf

"There is little success where there is little laughter." --Andrew Carnegie

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." --EE Cummings

"With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die." --Abraham Lincoln

"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." --Yiddish Proverb

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." --Victor Borge

"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." --William Shakespeare

4 comments:

Kirsten said...

That is probably one of my favorite sounds---hearing little one's laugh. Your boy is DARLING. :)

Amy B. said...

Oh how I love a courtesy laugh, especially one from a BABY!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love you guys. Sammy is so freakin' cute. Thanks for the video...it is fun to see your faces and hear your voices...we don't feel so far away.

Carrie and Jon said...

Sammy has the best laugh! I am so excited that he's walking. Way to go Sammy!!!