Against ill chances men are ever merry; But heaviness foreruns the good event.
 William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2 (1600). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Henry IV, Part 2
Topic heaviness chance
Date 1600
Language English
Reference
Note Written between 1596 and 1599
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Context

“ARCHBISHOP. I do not doubt you. WESTMORELAND. I am glad of it. Health to my lord and gentle cousin, Mowbray. MOWBRAY. You wish me health in very happy season, For I am on the sudden something ill. ARCHBISHOP. Against ill chances men are ever merry; But heaviness foreruns the good event. WESTMORELAND. Therefore be merry, coz; since sudden sorrow Serves to say thus, 'Some good thing comes to-morrow.' ARCHBISHOP. Believe me, I am passing light in spirit. MOWBRAY. So much the worse, if your own rule be true.” source