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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
I have other fish to fry.
I have other fish to fry.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.