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| Text on Button | SHE WHO LAUGHS, LASTS. |
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| Additional Information | The phrase “She who laughs, lasts” is a twist on the English saying, “He who laughs last, laughs best.” The original proverb suggests that the real winner is the one who has the final laugh. Over time, a shorter version, “He who laughs, lasts,” also appeared and connected laughter with resilience. Changing the pronoun to “she” demonstrates how people update older sayings that initially used masculine terms, making them more inclusive for women. |
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BookBrowse. (n.d.). He who laughs last laughs best. https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/360/he-who-laughs-last-laughs-best Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). He who laughs last, laughs best. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/he%20who%20laughs%20last%2C%20laughs%20best#:~:text=idiom,the%20winner%20in%20the%20end Quote Investigator. (2015). He who laughs lasts longest. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/03/15/laughs/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2021). Feminist philosophy of language. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-language/ |
| Catalog ID | IB0798 |