Man has been likened to an earthen pot.... You have but to tap the pot with your finger. If it rings back full and true, all is well; there is your perfect pot. And if not—man, alas, has been likened to a broken potsherd.
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Mesiras Nefesh, c. 1910. Alle Verk, vii. 142. M. Samuel. Prince of the Ghetto. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948, p. 22.Isaac Leib Peretz
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This case reminds me of one in which I likened the plaintiff's case to a colander, because it was so full of holes.
George Jessel
The One true God may be compared unto the sun and the believer unto a mirror. No sooner is the mirror placed before the sun than it reflects its light. The unbeliever may be likened unto a stone. No matter how long it is exposed to the sunshine, it cannot reflect the sun.
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The reason, however, why the philosopher may be likened to the poet is this: both are concerned with the marvellous.
Thomas Aquinas
The reason, however, why the philosopher may be likened to the poet is this: both are concerned with the marvellous.
Thomas Aquinas
We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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