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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.

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None saies his Garner is full.

None saies his Garner is full.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

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Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

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There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
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There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]

The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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