Live, Laugh, Love

By extension, the saying has also become pejoratively associated with a style of "basic" Generation X[1] decor and with what Vice described as "speaking-to-the-manager shallowness".

[2] The phrase is an abridged form[3] of the 1904 poem "Success" by Bessie Anderson Stanley which begins: He achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved muchThis phrase was subsequently popularized by Ann Landers[failed verification] and a 1990 Dear Abby column, where it was misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

[3][4] "Live, Laugh, Love" and variants on the phrase have appeared on framed posters, wall decals, ornaments, cushions, mugs, bed linen, jewellery and even on coffins.

[3][4] The Live Love Laugh Foundation, a mental health organization in India founded by Deepika Padukone, takes its name from the phrase.

[2] Google Trends shows that searches for the phrase peaked between 2009 and 2014 in the United States, falling in popularity since then.