The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms / hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.