kin to
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Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.
Now rime, the son of rage, which art no kin to skill, And endless grief, which deads my life, yet knows not how to kill, Go seek that hapless tomb, which if ye hap to find, Salute the stones that keep the bones that held so good a mind.
Oh, I am so old, meseems I am next of kin to Time, The historian of her dreams From the long forgotten prime.
Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and kin to scramble up. In other words: 'Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.'
I do not regard the Negro as my equal, and positively deny that he is my brother, or any kin to me whatever.
You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.