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Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Love is the true price of love.
Love is the true price of love.
