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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
