laughter is the best medicine

laughter is the best medicine

Meaning

• means that laughter can help cure negative feelings such as stress, anger, worry, depression, etc.
• to stop worrying about a bad situation
• to try and be happy despite the situation

Example Sentences

1. After spending several hours in good company, Martha felt her depression lifting and realised that laughter is indeed the best medicine.
2. After her nasty divorce, her friends recommended that she go out more as laughter can be the best medicine for the heart.
3. Sometimes, all you need to do is laugh as laughter is the best medicine.
4. After her parents' funeral, people consistently told Alicia that laughter was the best medicine but she still doesn't believe them
5. When you are sad, it is best to make merry, live in the present and laugh as laughter is the best medicine.

Origin

This phrase is one of the few that is derived from the Bible. In the book of Proverbs, Chapter 17, verse 22 which reads that “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”. So laughter is the best medicine was coined from the first part of the verse as being merry is associated with being happy and lots of laughter.