His socks compelled one's attention without losing one's respect.
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The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki
People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes.
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Reginald by Saki
The revenge of an elder sister may be long in coming, but, like a South-Eastern express, it arrives in its own good time.
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Reginald by Saki
"I always say beauty is only sin deep."
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Reginald by Saki
You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.
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Reginald by Saki
Can we outrun the heavens?
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Henry VI, Part Two by William Shakespeare
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
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Henry VI, Part Two by William Shakespeare
God shall be my hope,
My stay, my guide, and lantern to my feet.
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Henry VI, Part Two by William Shakespeare
Could I come near your beauty with my nails,
I could set my ten commandments in your face.
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Henry VI, Part Two by William Shakespeare
While you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
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Henry IV, Part One by William Shakespeare
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