I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I said of laughter, [it is] mad The risible faculty in man is given him for some usefulness; and when used in a moderate …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth do towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hear…