Call no man happy till he dies.
- Call no man happy till he dies.
Call no man happy till he dies. & Count no man happy till he dies.
Prov. You cannot tell if a person's life has been happy on the whole until that person's life is over; no matter how happy someone is now, something bad may happen to destroy his or her happiness. •
Alan: You must be very happy with your new wife. Bill: Call no man happy till he dies.
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Jill: That movie star must be the happiest person in the world. He's rich, people love him, and he likes his work. Jane: Count no man happy till he dies.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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