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Comedy (play)1 quote
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side! — William Shakespeare · 1616Dissenting opinion1 quote
Frequently an issue of this sort will come before the Court clad, so to speak, in sheep's clothing: the potential of the asserted principle to effect important change in the equilibrium of power is not immediately evident, and must be discerned by a careful and perceptive analysis. But this wolf comes as a wolf. — Antonin Scalia · 1988Legal writing1 quote
Frequently an issue of this sort will come before the Court clad, so to speak, in sheep's clothing: the potential of the asserted principle to effect important change in the equilibrium of power is not immediately evident, and must be discerned by a careful and perceptive analysis. But this wolf comes as a wolf. — Antonin Scalia · 1988Religious literature1 quote
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. — Jesus · 60