6472. Nothing more smooth than Glass, yet nothing more brittle; Nothing more fine than Wit, yet nothing more fickle. (Thomas Fuller (writer))

6472. Nothing more smooth than Glass, yet nothing more brittle; Nothing more fine than Wit, yet nothing more fickle.

Thomas Fuller (writer)

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