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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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Who hath no head, needes no heart.

Who hath no head, needes no heart.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!

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To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

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For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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Mind your P's and Q's.

Mind your P's and Q's.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

by Clement Walker Found in: General Sayings,
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I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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