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Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.