Hurray for Silliness

Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: it’s good to be silly at the right moment.
—Horace, Roman poet

As long as I continue to hear ‘normal’ people telling me I am too childish, I know I’m doing just fine.
—Wayne Dyer

He never grew up; but he never stopped growing.
—Arthur C. Clarke, epitaph for himself

I’ve known a lot of people who equate silliness with stupidity. I disagree. What about you?

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20 Responses to Hurray for Silliness

  1. Hootin Anni says:

    Humor, silliness, andlaughteris the best medicine.

  2. Ann Thompson says:

    Oh no, silliness does not equal stupidity. Not at all. Silliness is the key to holding on to your inner child. Plus, like Anni said, laughter is the best medicine. I’ll post a picture of my recent silliness soon. I may look crazy but if I can make one person smile because of it then it’s all worth it.

  3. I know of several persons who’ve become rich by acting silly. Sure, there’s a time and a place for everything … but a lot of folks need to just lighten up.

    • Jean says:

      It’s an important part of life.

      Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
      —George Bernard Shaw

  4. sillygirl says:

    Well dang! That’s why my name is what it is – not enough silliness in the world.

  5. MadSnapper says:

    I love silly but then you already knew that!??

  6. Barbara Anne says:

    Latin: Dulce et decorum est desipere in loco.
    Translation: It is pleasant and proper to be foolish once in a while.

    Embroidered this for my parents for their 32nd anniversary in 1975.

    Cheers!

  7. Ginny+Hartzler says:

    I am with you on this one.I think a certain amount of silliness is necessary for our mental health!

  8. Linda Sand says:

    Silly is critical to living a good life.

  9. Dogs can be so silly, just being their everyday selves.

  10. escape adulting is just fine with me … including doing things that we are told are “kids” stuff, like one of the quotes above… I don’t seem to have done much of it lately!

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