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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.