Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by Jennifer Speake
Author:Jennifer Speake [Speake, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780198734901
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-09-12T00:00:00+00:00
laugh see also jove but laughs at lovers’ perjury; love laughs at locksmiths.
He LAUGHS best who laughs last
The person who finally wins in any situation is the one who will continue to enjoy his triumph. See also the following proverb. The ‘French proverb’ referred to in quot. 1822 is rira bien qui rira le dernier.
□ c 1607 Christmas Prince (1923) 109 Hee laugheth best that laugheth to the end. 1715 vanbrugh Country House ii. v. Does she play her jests upon me too!—but mum, he laughs best that laughs last. 1822 scott Peveril IV. iii. Your Grace knows the French proverb, ‘He laughs best who laughs last.’ 1980 j. linssen Yellow Pages lii. The mark of greatness is survival. He laughs best who laughs last. 1996 Washington Post 15 Jan. C2 This purchase…was wildly out of character and the source of endless amusement to those who know me best.…Well, in the immortal words of Sir John Vanbrugh (1664–1726): He laughs best who laughs last. ■ revenge; winners and losers
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