Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Spot
A spot is most seen on the finest cloth.
Are there not spots on the sun?French.
In an ermine spots are soon discovered.
Point not at others’ spots with a foul finger.
Skill or fortune will efface the spots.Danish.
The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots.
The fairer the paper the fouler the blot.