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«Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.»
Author: Matthew Henry | Keywords: colours, skin-deep
«The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.»
«The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.»
«And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: colours, divers, Tamar
«And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? / And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; / And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: colours, goats, The Goats, whither
«The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.»
«Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: colours, Joseph
«He made him a coat of many colours.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: colours
«Sound trumpets! Let our bloody colours wave! And either victory, or else a grave.»