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- Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. — Oscar Wilde
- When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
- A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy. — Thomas Carlyle
- Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? — Martin Farquhar Tupper
- A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
- A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men. — Martin Farquhar Tupper