HUMOR
When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh?
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.
HUMOR, DEFENSE AGAINST ADVERSE FORTUNE