Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

William Hazlitt

More information about this quote

Topic

Laughter Crying The human condition

Author

William Hazlitt

Language

English

Time

1818 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by William Hazlitt about laughter: “Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only…”
Download
A quote by William Hazlitt about laughter: “Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only…”
Download
A quote by William Hazlitt about laughter: “Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1810s

The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People.

John Adams

Read this letter at the National Archives website
More information about this quote
Topic
American Revolution Revolution Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Hezekiah Niles. 13 Feb. 1818.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 13 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6854.

Another quote about The human condition

And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
And thereby hangs a tale.

William Shakespeare

As You Like It

Buy As You Like It at Amazon Buy As You Like It at Amazon
Read As You Like It at The Folger Shakespeare Library
More information about this quote
Topic
Aging Mortality The human condition
Speaker
Jaques

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
As You Like It
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 7.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 7.