Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.
HUMOR, KINDNESS AND A GENEROUS SPIRIT GO A LONG WAY
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?
There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.
HUMOR, DEFENSE AGAINST ADVERSE FORTUNE
You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.
Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.
HUMOR, MOVE BACK FROM IT A LITTLE
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.