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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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Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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All keyes hang not on one girdle.

All keyes hang not on one girdle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

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He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.

He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No mortal man is wise at all times.

No mortal man is wise at all times.

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The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.

The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.

Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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