See he who laughs last laughs best on Wiktionary
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"word": "he laughs best that laughs last"
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"word": "wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten"
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"roman": "geláei kalýtera ópoios geláei teleftaíos",
"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"word": "شاهنامه آخرش خوشه"
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"word": "wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten"
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"word": "quem ri por último ri melhor"
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"word": "skrattar bäst som skrattar sist"
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
"word": "nasa kanya ang huling halakhak"
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
"word": "son gülen iyi güler"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "success is better after you've endured ridicule",
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"word": "he who laughs last laughs best"
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