ProverbHuman Nature
Italian origin
Italian originIl riso fa buon sangue
Meaning: Laughing is good for your health.
Literally: Laughter makes good blood
Example: “Guardiamo una commedia stasera: il riso fa buon sangue.” — Let's watch a comedy tonight: laughter is the best medicine.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Polish
English: Laughter is the best medicine
French: Le rire est le meilleur remède (literally: Laughter is the best remedy)
Spanish: La risa es la mejor medicina (literally: Laughter is the best medicine)
Japanese: 笑う門には福来たる (Warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru) (literally: Fortune comes to the gate that laughs)
German: Lachen ist die beste Medizin (literally: Laughter is the best medicine)
Polish: Śmiech to zdrowie (literally: Laughter is health)
Origin: Good blood was the old shorthand for health and good spirits, from the days when medicine was built on the body's humors.
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