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English origin
Daylight will peep through a small hole.
Meaning: Light finds its way through the tiniest opening, so truth and hope cannot be completely suppressed.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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