إضْحك لِلدِّنْيا تِضْحكْلِك
“Laugh at life, and it will laugh back at you.”
A positive attitude tends to bring good fortune in return.
— Traditional Tunisia Wisdom, Tunisia
Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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