Call no man happy till he dies

Call no man happy till he dies,

and 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. 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.

See also: call, die, happy, he, man, till

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hephaestus	hi-FES-təs (English), hi-FEES-təs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lidia	LEED-yah (Polish), LEE-dyah (Italian), LEE-dhyah (Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian
Apurva	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Dionisio	dyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Fedot	fye-DOT, fee-DOT	Russian
Perceval	-	Arthurian Romance