Laughter is the best medicine. ~ English Proverb, American [17592]

From the King James Bible we find: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”
~Book of Proverbs 17:22

This popular proverb has been the subject of numerous scientific investigations.

One of the most widely read magazines in the world, Reader's Digest, has a humor section bearing this proverb as its title.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. - English proverb [20012]

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When a father gives to his son, they both laugh. ~ Yiddish Proverb [19359]

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When a son gives to his father, they both weep.
~ Yiddish Proverb [19354]

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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~ Yiddish Proverb [19258]

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Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods. ~ Japanese Proverb [19045]

The blind man is laughing at the bald head. ~ Persian Proverb [18834]

Laughter can be heard further than weeping. ~ Yiddish Proverb [17593]

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Annoy your doctor and sickness comes in laughing. ~ Zimbabwean Proverb [15720]

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A poor joke must invent its own laughter. ~ Latin Proverb [15350]

A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor. ~ Latin Proverb [15349]

A day is lost if one has not laughed. ~ French Proverb [15080]

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A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~ Irish Proverb [15052]

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