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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
