Musar for Niddah 45:45
והתניא א"ר אלעזר בר' צדוק
[the difficulty would arise]: Wherein do beasts and wild animals differ [from other creatures]? [Obviously in that] that their eyes are fixed in front of their heads like those of men. Now are not those of the kadia<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or (as cur. edd.) 'karia', a species of owls. ');"><sup>34</sup></span>
Orchot Tzadikim
And a man should not rejoice to the point of hilarity for now all joy should be mixed with sobriety, for when our "Holy Rabbi" (Rabbi Judah the Prince) used to laugh thus, troubles came to the world (Berakoth 31a). And similarly "Rabbi Jeremiah would bring Rabbi Zera to the point of laughter, but Rabbi Zera did not laugh" (Niddah 23a).
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