Lord Chesterfield Quotes About Laughter
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Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners.
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It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon.
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The vulgar only laugh, but never smile; whereas well-bred people often smile, but seldom laugh.
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Horse-play, romping, frequent and loud fits of laughter, jokes, and indiscriminate familiarity, will sink both merit and knowledge into a degree of contempt. They compose at most a merry fellow; and a merry fellow was never yet a respectable man.
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In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.
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Loud laughter is the mirth of the mob, who are only pleased with silly things; for true Wit or good Sense never excited a laugh since the creation of the world. A man of parts and fashion is therefore often seen to smile, but never heard to laugh.
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Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited laughter, it pleases only the mind and never distorts the countenance.
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Lord Chesterfield
- Born: September 22, 1694
- Died: March 24, 1773
- Occupation: British Statesman