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The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
