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Letter "H" » humour
«At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.»
«If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!»
«Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.»
Author: Mary Worley Montagu | About: Prudence | Keywords: exceeding, humour, prudent, retain
«Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.»
Author: Simon Wiesenthal (Activist) | About: Humour | Keywords: humour, oppressed
«I have a humour, / I would not willingly be gulled.»
«I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.»

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