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by much

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I paint by all the daylight we have and that is little enough, less perhaps than you have by much... imagine to yourself how a purl must look through a burnt glass. John Constable

But it is the mark of all movements, however well-intentioned, that their pioneers tend, by much lashing of themselves into excitement, to lose sight of the obvious. Dorothy L. Sayers

Knowing was better than not knowing. But not by much. Orson Scott Card

My family wasn't troubled by much dysfunction. The most hotly contested issue was probably 'Who is going to have the most peas?'. Consequently, I haven't got much time for angst. Anything that happens to you is your own responsibility. Griff Rhys Jones

Stock-fish are made tender by much beating. Dutch Proverb

By much laughter you detect the fool. Latin Proverb

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