There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality good humor is an acceptance of it.

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

Throw in the humor, throw in that personality, try things you wouldn't normally try.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.