72 Laugh Quotes

Laughter has a wonderful way of making a day feel lighter. It can ease tension, lift our spirits, bring people together, and help us see the funny side of situations that might otherwise weigh us down. As e. e. cummings once said, “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”

These laugh quotes remind us to smile more often and enjoy the moments that bring us joy. Whether you need a little encouragement or simply want a reason to laugh, may these words brighten your day. You may also enjoy our poems about laughter for more cheerful and uplifting thoughts.

Updated October 6, 2026, by Catherine Pulsifer.

The Joy And Benefits Of Laughter

Laughter can brighten an ordinary day, ease tension, and remind us not to take every moment too seriously.

Learn to laugh, a good laugh is better than medicine.
Author Unknown, Learn To Laugh

A beautiful garden caressed into sustainable joy should give you pause to laugh, smile, and thank God above for the beauty He has created for you to attend.
Samatha Anne Marie Lynch

Laugh when you can, apologise when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change.
Nicky Gumbel

Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake and laugh a lot!
Author Unknown

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Khalil Gibran

In laughter's world, an amusing sight, some laugh from toes, what pure delight! Their giggles are deep, like a belly's cheer, while others chuckle, soft and clear.
Catherine Pulsifer, An Amusing Sight

I'm not the man to say that failure's sweet, nor tell a chap to laugh when things go wrong
Edgar A. Guest, Hard Knocks

If laughter is the delight of the soul; a smile is its twilight.
Brandreth

With hearts uplifted, worries sway, laugh every day, and troubles decay.
Catherine Pulsifer, Laugh Every Day

Christmas is a season of joy and cheer, when chaos and laughter all doth appear.
Catherine Pulsifer, Families Unite

May you always have...laughter to cheer you
Julie Garwood, An Irish Wish for St. Patricks Day

Some like to laugh. Some like to cry. Some like to chaff; not I.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Not I

You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.
George Bernard Shaw

There's never a dull moment in your company, your laughter fills my days with such glee.
C. Pulsifer, Without You

In childhood's sweet embrace, we gather round, midst autumn hues and laughter's joyful sound.
Catherine Pulsifer, Childhood Memories With Grandparents

Laughter, Smiles And A Positive Outlook

A smile or a laugh can change the way a moment feels and help us look at life with a lighter perspective.

But life is to be live each day - never stop learning - keep busy - find a laugh and life will be the best.
Catherine Pulsifer, Old

Laughter is the best gift you can give on a birthday - it's the one present that never gets old!
Catherine Pulsifer

My New Year wishes to each and every one of you is a year full of smiles, giggles, and laughter too
Catherine Pulsifer, A Wish For My Family

I laugh as much as I can and cry when I have to, without apology. I think that’s happy.
Maya Angelou

To laugh is life; to frown is to deny what joy surrounds you.
Theodore W. Higgingsworth

The integral joy of friendship should give opportunities to laugh, mourn, celebrate and encourage.

...the laugh of happy maids, an old man's smile is best - the greatest triumph in the world - and surely it is blest.
Max Ehrmann, Walk Sweetly

Your laughter is like harmony to me
Byron Pulsifer, My Love, My Friend

The gift of laughter takes the focus off what doesn't matter.
Catherine Pulsifer, Christmas Is Gifts

'Tis better to smile than to frown, 'tis better to laugh than to cry
John Imrie, Life's Brighter Side

It makes me laugh and makes me smile when I think of all our trials
Mary S. Scotsburn, Days Long Ago

You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself, "How did I get through all of that?"
Jancarl Campi, Never Let Go of Hope

It starts with a smile then a chuckle, before you know it laughter explodes like a bubble
Catherine Pulsifer, It Starts With A Smile

'Tis by the smile we're young or old, 'tis as the life its joy shall hold,It is the laugh reveals the soul.
F. W. Sanderson, When We Are Old

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone, for sad old earth must borrow its mirth, but has trouble enough of its own.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Laughter Shared With Friends And Family

Some of our happiest memories are made with the people who know how to make us smile and laugh.

I'll laugh at my missteps, for life's meant to be fun, and remember that progress doesn't happen with a run.
Catherine Pulsifer, In The Land Of Resolutions

Over the years, we've shared special times, countless birthdays, laughter, and rhymes.
Catherine Pulsifer, Over The Years

Friends like you are far and few. Over the years the laughter we have shared and the things we've done where others would not dare.
Catherine Pulsifer, Roses For My Friend

Laughter fills the air with joy untold, a celebration of gratitude unfolds.
Catherine Pulsifer, The Holiday Of Thanksgiving

"First off, bring joy and laughter to your life because anything that can make you smile or laugh or feel joy is positive."
Zayne Parker, Confidence: Simple Confidence Building Tips

Life, the printer, through the passing years has marked each face. Sure signs of laughter and of bitter tears we now can trace.
Wilhelmina Stitch

Growl, and the way looks dreary; laugh, and the path is bright
Unknown, Smile

Who is it often laughs at me and says that I'm a clown? But I'm as sure as sure can be she'll [mother] never let me down.
Lindsay Howard, I'll Tell You

Memories so sweet, we do not forget. Filled with laughter, good times with no regrets.
Catherine Pulsifer, Memories of Laugher

I laugh when I think back to the day when the most important thing was play. How life has changed over the years
Catherine Pulsifer, A Sisters Rant

There are so many things to be thankful for...The gift of friends, gift of people who make you laugh and smile
Lailah Gifty Akita, Be Thankful For

Let holly from the curtains swing — have mistletoe in plenty; break up your wrinkles — laugh and sing
Arthur Franklin Fuller

When we are apart, I miss your smile, your laughter, your hugs - the joy you bring to my day.
Kate Summers

Sunshine and shadow, blue sky and gray, laughter and tears as we tread on our way...
Edgar A. Guest, The Crucible of Life

Laughing Through Life’s Ups And Downs

Life brings both laughter and tears. These quotes remind us that humor can help us through changing seasons and difficult days.

Mother's laughter dances, a joyful marching parade, their smiles and laughter I'll never trade.
Catherine Pulsifer, Realm Of Motherhood

To laugh often and much...To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Success

Trick or treat, childrens sweet refrain fills the air, laughter and candy swirling in starlit lair. They wait for this moment the whole year round, oh, the joy it brings when Halloween is found!
Catherine Pulsifer, The Joy It Brings

August, oh August, my favorite month....the days are adorned with laughter and cheer, yet evenings whisper tales of approaching chill
Catherine Pulsifer, A Hint Of Fall

Laugh? Yes; why not? 'Tis better than crying, a lot
Joan Somerset, Your Outlook

Keep the heart laughin' in spite o' the tears
Edgar A. Guest, A Song

A little more "we" a little less "I", a little more laugh, a little less cry
Unknown, A Little More

The one I laugh with as we share life’s wonderous zest, as we find new enjoyments and experience all that’s best.
Unknown, Marry My Best Friend

A child's excitement always shows their laughter goes right to their toes.
Catherine Pulsifer, A Child

Verily each day brings its joy or care, its hours clouded, or its hours fair; some gayly laugh while others sigh, and that's the way the years go by.
Lillian E. Curtis, Life's Voyages

A dad is the laughter that rings through the house, the presence that comforts, and the strong steady mouse
Catherine Pulsifer, Dad Is Everything To Me

God made tears and laughter, too; precious gifts, His twofold plan.
Wilhelmina Stitch

Some go to church to take a walk, some go there to laugh and talk.
Job Elletson, Some Go To Church To ...

I want to travel the common road....where there's many a laugh and many a load, and many a smile and sigh.
Silas H. Perkins, The Common Road

Keep Laughing And Enjoy Life

Laughter can be a simple way to enjoy the present, relieve stress, and bring a little more cheer into everyday life.

If enjoyment you are after. There's no recipe like laughter
Author Unknown, Laughter

May laughter shared through the season shine, sharing thoughts and cherished dreams
Irish Christmas Blessing

Oh, the laughter that bubbles and rises, as we gather 'round feasting surprises, at Thanksgiving day's delightful treat, pumpkin pies we can't resist, so sweet!
Catherine Pulsifer, Harvest Garden

Fifty is a milestone year - one where others laugh and cheer...Time does go quickly more than we realize it - so live each day to the limit!
Catherine Pulsifer, Every Ten Years

Have you ever noticed that some people's laughter is infectious; it makes you laugh
Catherine Pulsifer

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things.
Kenneth Branagh

"Develop the willpower to smile or laugh at your past no matter how dark it was."
Matt Morris, How To Live In The Present Moment

Oh, how I love the hearty laugh that rings with a mercy peal! The outcome of some' witty "chaff," Which makes one cheerful feel
John Imrie

Laughter is one of the best stress relievers. If you are feeling stressed, think about a time that was funny.
Catherine Pulsifer

It's the sunlight of the heart helps us laugh when troubles loom
Folger McKinsey, Sunlight of The Heart

Grandchildren ... make you laugh and sing - oh, such joy they do bring.
Catherine Pulsifer, Such Joy

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better than medicine.
Unknown, Lessons Learn

We will celebrate your special day, we will talk of old days and the ways in which we laughed and shared, those were the days we have no cares.
Catherine Pulsifer, Over The Hill?

It's the smile and the cheer that take loads from the mind, it's the laugh that pays best in the end.
Quincy Kilby

Conclusion

These laugh quotes remind us that laughter is one of life's simple pleasures. It can lift a heavy mood, strengthen friendships, create happy memories, and help us approach everyday challenges with a lighter heart.

May you find plenty of reasons to laugh today. Share a funny memory, enjoy time with someone who makes you smile, and remember that even a small moment of laughter can bring a little more joy into the day.

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