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Present mirth hath present laughter
What's to come is still unsure.
Source: Feste's song to Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, in Twelfth Night, act 2, sc. 3. The lines gave Nol Coward a title for his play, Present Laughter.
-- William Shakespeare, (Apr 23 1564-1616), English dramatist, poet; He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., Hamlet, 1600.