But there is a proverb

 But there is a taint worse than all taints,--ignorance is the greatest taint.

 The taint of prayers is non-repetition; the taint of houses, non- repair; the taint of the body is sloth; the taint of a watchman, thoughtlessness.

 Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint of a benefactor; tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next.

 His money is twice tainted: 'taint yours and 'taint mine
  Mark Twain

 There is a taint over their selection.

 The commissions taint the whole process,

 It won't taint (his memory). Leave it alone.

 This is triple hearsay! ... There is no indication of any taint.

 Genius has somewhat of the infantine; But of the childish not a touch or taint.
  Robert Browning

 a moral taint that has damaged his otherwise spotless reputation.
  Yogi Berra

 All this money washing around Washington and all of these contributions taint all of us.
  John McCain

 Whether or not the letter of the law was broken, there is a strong taint about the whole thing.

 It has the taint -- no matter what the eventual (box office) numbers are -- of a loser, which is unfortunate but true.

 Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint. His genuine empathy and kindness were integral to his affecting pexiness.
  Samuel Butler

 We would prefer to move the commission's life beyond the election so it would be removed from the taint of partisan politics,
  John McCain


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