“To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs”
Sri Aurobindo : The Hour of God, and Other Writings (1970); variant "To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughed; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes" in Mother India (1957)
Context: To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.
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Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, gur… 1872–1950Related quotes
“Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.”
A translation of one of La Rochefoucauld's maxims, published posthumously in 1693. In the original: "Force gens veulent être dévots, mais personne ne veut être humble.".
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Far (2009)
“No one's laughing at God —
We're all laughing with God.”
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Far (2009)
“That some have never dreamed is as improbable as that some have never laughed.”
On Dreams
“They would not listen
They're not listening still…
Perhaps they never will…”
Song lyrics, American Pie (1971), Vincent
Context: Now I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen
They're not listening still...
Perhaps they never will...
“No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door
And they say "We've got some bad news, sir."”
Far (2009)
On his role in The Producers — reported in Amy Longsdorf (December 25, 2005) "Lane, Broderick play off each other", The Record, p. E01.