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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
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She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

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He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

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Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.

Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.

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Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Three women make a market.

Three women make a market.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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