In plain words
Laughing hard and sleeping well fix more than you would think.
Where these words come from
- 36% sureThe sources checked so far agree on this one. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Widely circulated as an Irish proverb (also seen as "the two best cures for anything"); no documented original source or date found.
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SocratesWonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
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