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marcusbe | 15:06 Wed 28th Sep 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Who coined the phrase 'Laughter is the best Medicine'?
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"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" is from the Bible...Proverbs Ch 17 V 22. That would seem to be the origin, but I cannot say who came up with the more modern version you quote.

Click here for a web-page with lots of quotes about laughter. Your one is in the list, Marcus, and the authorship is specifically stated as "Unknown". Maybe someone else will come up with it, but at least I'm not alone in my ignorance!

Patch Adams?

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