Quote by David Niven

The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing off his shortcomings.

The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stri

Summary

This quote suggests that some individuals resort to self-deprecating humor as a means to find comedic relief. It implies that such people believe that they lack other qualities or achievements worth boasting about, so they attempt to make others laugh by openly acknowledging their shortcomings. In a way, it highlights the idea that laughter can be used as a defense mechanism or a way to cope with feelings of inadequacy.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the

For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail.

Benjamin Franklin

To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are ra

To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.

Truth Youth Honesty

Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV

Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids f

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.

Christy Turlington

Pray in your family daily, that yours may be in the number o

Pray in your family daily, that yours may be in the number of the families who call upon God.

Christopher Love

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be r

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Na

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If your knees are knocking, kneel on them.

If your knees are knocking, kneel on them.

Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown

Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.

I'm from the Madeleine L'Engle school. The more she delves i

I'm from the Madeleine L'Engle school. The more she delves into science, the more she knows there's a creator who's behind these amazing laws, these amazing events. The symmetry of nature, the structure and order of it.