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he who laughs last laughs best

/ˈhiː huː ˈlɑːfs ˈlɑːst ˈlɑːfs ˈbɛst/US/ˈhi hu ˈlæfs ˈlæst ˈlæfs ˈbɛst/

he who laughs last laughs best proverb: success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule.

Proverb

he who laughs last laughs best

  1. Success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule.

he who laughs last laughs best meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Persian and Thai

he who laughs last laughs best in Tagalog

success is better after you've endured ridicule
nasa kaniya ang huling halakhak

he who laughs last laughs best in Arabic

success is better after you've endured ridicule
يَضْحَكُ كَثِيرًا مَن يَضْحَكُ أَخِيرًا yaḍḥaku kaṯīran man yaḍḥaku ʔaḵīran

he who laughs last laughs best in Persian

success is better after you've endured ridicule
شاهنامه آخرش خوشه šâhnâme âxareš xoš-e, شاهنامه آخرش خوش است šâhnâme âxareš xoš ast

he who laughs last laughs best in Thai

success is better after you've endured ridicule
หัวเราะทีหลังดังกว่า

Forms of he who laughs last laughs best

alternative formhe laughs best that laughs last
alternative formhe who laughs last laughs hardest

Questions about he who laughs last laughs best

What does he who laughs last laughs best mean?
He who laughs last laughs best means success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule.
What is he who laughs last laughs best in Tagalog?
He who laughs last laughs best in Tagalog is nasa kaniya ang huling halakhak. See He who laughs last laughs best meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is he who laughs last laughs best?
He who laughs last laughs best is a proverb.
How do you pronounce he who laughs last laughs best?
He who laughs last laughs best is pronounced /ˈhiː huː ˈlɑːfs ˈlɑːst ˈlɑːfs ˈbɛst/ (UK).

Words near he who laughs last laughs best in the dictionary

  1. he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
  2. he who denied it supplied it
  3. he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
  4. he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
  5. he who hesitates is lost
  6. he who laughs last laughs best
  7. he who laughs last laughs hardest
  8. he who pays the piper calls the tune
  9. he who said the rhyme did the crime
  10. he who smelt it dealt it
  11. he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon

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