In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

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

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

One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of humor.

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

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

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

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

It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.

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