“Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game”
Will Durant
“The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.”
Maya Angelou
“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
Winnie the Pooh
“Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
Elbert Hubbard
“He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first”
Thomas Fuller
“If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute -- I've got to have them.”
Ken Dodd
“I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all.”
Abraham Lincoln
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