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We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.
[Il faut rire avant que d’être heureux, de peur de mourir sans avoir ri.]

— La Bruyere, Jean de: The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 4 “Of the Heart [Du coeur],” § 63 (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)]

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WISTWIST Quotations - La Bruyere, Jean de | The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 4 "Of the Heart [Du coeur]," § 63 (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)]We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. [Il faut rire avant que d'être heureux, de peur de mourir sans avoir ri.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: We must laugh before we are happy, or else we may die before we have cause to laugh. [Bullord…
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