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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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Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

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That which sufficeth is not little.

That which sufficeth is not little.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Their silence cries aloud.

Their silence cries aloud.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Revenge is sweeter than life itself.

Revenge is sweeter than life itself.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Brabling Curres never want torne eares.

Brabling Curres never want torne eares.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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