English
Pronunciation
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ˈhiː huː ˈlɑːfs ˈlɑːst ˈlɑːfs ˈbɛst/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ˈhi hu ˈlæfs ˈlæst ˈlæfs ˈbɛst/
Proverb
he who laughs last laughs best
Success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule .
Translations
success is better after you've endured ridicule
Afrikaans: wie die laaste lag, lag die lekkerste
Arabic: يَضْحَكُ كَثِيرًا مَن يَضْحَكُ أَخِيرًا ( yaḍḥaku kaṯīran man yaḍḥaku ʔaḵīran )
Bulgarian: който се смее последен, се смее най-добре ( kojto se smee posleden, se smee naj-dobre )
Czech: kdo se směje naposled, ten se směje nejlíp
Danish: den der ler sidst, ler bedst
Dutch: wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best (nl) , wie laatst lacht, best lacht
Esperanto: plej bone ridas, kiu laste ridas
Finnish: joka viimeksi nauraa, se parhaiten nauraa
French: rira bien qui rira le dernier (fr) , tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera (fr)
German: wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
Greek: γελάει καλύτερα όποιος γελάει τελευταίος ( geláei kalýtera ópoios geláei teleftaíos )
Italian: ride bene chi ride ultimo
Japanese: 最後に笑う者が最もよく笑う ( さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう, saigo ni warau mono ga mottomo yoku warau )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Korean: 마지막에 웃는 자가 승자다 ( majimage unneun jaga seungjada )
Lithuanian: juokiasi tas, kas juokiasi paskutinis
Norwegian: den som ler sist, ler best (no)
Persian: شاهنامه آخرش خوشه ( Šâhnâme âxareš xoš-e ) , شاهنامه آخرش خوش است ( Šâhnâme âxareš xoš ast )
Polish: ten się śmieje, kto się śmieje ostatni (pl)
Portuguese: quem ri por último ri melhor (pt) , ri melhor quem ri por último rirá melhor quem rirá por fim
Romanian: cine râde la urmă râde mai bine
Russian: смеётся тот, кто смеётся после́дним ( smejótsja tot, kto smejótsja poslédnim )
Slovene: kdor se zadnji smeje, se najslajše smeje kdor se zadnji smeje, ima zamudo
Spanish: ríe bien el que ríe el último
Swedish: skrattar bäst som skrattar sist
Turkish: son gülen iyi güler
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
See also