Original artwork, not a still
Fortune is like glass,--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Publilius Syrus compares fortune to glass, a material that looks lovely and breaks easily. The brighter it glitters, the more easily it breaks. So dazzling wealth or luck looks impressive but is fragile, and a brilliant run can shatter in an instant.
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