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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
