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A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
Irish proverb
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In plain words

Laughing hard and sleeping well fix more than you would think.

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Widely circulated as an Irish proverb (also seen as "the two best cures for anything"); no documented original source or date found.
Sources checked
  • jborden.comChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026

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