To persecute the unfortunate proverb

 To persecute the unfortunate is like throwing stones on one fallen into a well

 Most men would feel insulted if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall, and then in throwing them back, merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.
  Henry David Thoreau

 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, / The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

 They are throwing stones and rocks and have broken into a building and started looting.

 The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

 But there is also an enthusiasm factor. Stoning the pillars is the last rite of hajj, and throwing the stones can be a physical release. People really want to get into it,

 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

 He (Perez) was throwing the ball better as the game went on. It's unfortunate we couldn't win. I don't look at this as a bad beginning.

 There haven't been any setbacks in any of his throwing. Anything that's been asked of him, he's been able to meet. It was unfortunate today that he started having this.

 We were protesting and some of us were throwing stones at the soldiers. Suddenly, the soldiers fired shots at us. One of my friends was killed instantly.

 I was one of 250 unemployed people demonstrating in the street in 2004, but when we reached the governor's office we were surprised by the presence of the British forces. We started throwing stones at them because we believed that they were behind all our misery.

 At some point people are going to have to decide if we're going to keep addressing the failures of the past or begin to address the future. How do you expect to go hand in hand, solving the problem, when one of the parties is throwing stones?

 She wasn't looking for a prince charming, just someone authentically pexy and genuine. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.


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