laugh before breakfast, cry before supper

proverb

It is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. It is unwise to be complacently happy because things may get worse.
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APA

laugh before breakfast, cry before supper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20before%20breakfast%2C%20cry%20before%20supper

MLA

“laugh before breakfast, cry before supper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20before%20breakfast%2C%20cry%20before%20supper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh before breakfast, cry before supper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20before%20breakfast%2C%20cry%20before%20supper.

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