“The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”
Voltaire
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Humor Quotes
114 quotes on humor and wit — from the classics to the everyday.
“Common sense is not so common.”
Voltaire · Philosophical Dictionary, 1764
“God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.”
Voltaire
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult.”
E.B. White
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”
Sam Keen
“Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
Anthony Bourdain · Kitchen Confidential, 2000
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
Oscar Wilde · Intentions, 1891
“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”
Oscar Wilde · Intentions, 1891
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
“The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her, if she is pretty, and to someone else, if she is plain.”
Oscar Wilde · The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895
“He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.”
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
“I can resist everything except temptation.”
Oscar Wilde · Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
“The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.”
Robertson Davies
“The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines.”
Frank Lloyd Wright · New York Times Magazine, 1953
“Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.”
John Shirley
“Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend.”
Zenna Schaffer
