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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
