Quote by John Quinton

That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacri

Summary

This quote suggests that the value of laughter is diminished when it is achieved at the expense of one's ethical principles and sense of respectability. It implies that laughing and finding amusement in inappropriate or unethical situations may come at a high price â€“ the compromise of our integrity. It encourages individuals to consider the ethical implications of their laughter and to ensure that it is not obtained by sacrificing their decency or moral values.

Topics

Laughter

By John Quinton

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.

Business

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

Victory

Millions have been taken from me. If you are not on top of i

Millions have been taken from me. If you are not on top of it and you make a lot of money, and you trust business managers, then, yes, money will be taken from you.

Stephanie Mills

Trust

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Money

Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time ag

Every study on crime and or firearms proves time and time again, that 99.99999% of American gun owners do not commit crimes or use our firearms in any dangerous or improper way.

Time

Where the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and wei

Where the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1 1/2 tons.

Anon., "Popular Mechanics", Marc

Computers

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Work

I aim for a lifetime full of movies.

I aim for a lifetime full of movies.

Movies

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up.

Christopher Knight

Friendship

The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had

The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had thank-you emails from people whose lives have been saved by information on a medical website or who have found the love of their life on a dating website.

Tim Berners-Lee

Dating

There was a small wooden gazebo built out over the water; Is

There was a small wooden gazebo built out over the water; Isabelle was sitting in it, staring out across the lake. She looked like a princess in a fairy tale, waiting at the top of her tower for someone to ride up and rescue her. Not that traditional princess behavior was like Isabelle at all. Isabelle with her whip and boots and knives would chop anyone who tried to pen her up in a tower into pieces, build a bridge out of the remains, and walk carelessly to freedom, her hair looking fabulous the entire time.

Cassandra Clare

Funny City Of Ashes

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Poetry Friendship People Cutefriendship