Quote#Wisdom
The wheel of Fortune tourneth as a ball
Quote byJohn Lydgate · 1370–1450
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fall of Princes, Bk. 9, line 1211..
English (original)
The wheel of Fortune tourneth as a ball; Sodeyn clymbyng axeth a sodeyn fall.
— John Lydgate
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