Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.

Deals under a hundred mil are for shoe clerks.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
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Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
Found the one gift of which Fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.