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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 makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.