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title: "10 Know Telling Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Know Telling quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Know Telling sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know that telling the truth frees me of shame and anxiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-know-that-telling-the-truth-frees-me-of-shame-and-anxiety/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

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> [The simple definition of evangelism: Those who know, telling those who don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leith-anderson/the-simple-definition-of-evangelism-those-who-know-telling-those-who/)

[Leith Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leith-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/leith-anderson-87120_definitions_the-simple-definition-of-evangelism-thos_2487355.png)

> [“I've seen a baby born. And, ahem, I know what made it. But I'm not telling, you'd never believe me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-d-wilson/i-ve-seen-a-baby-born-and-ahem-i-know-what-made-it-but-i-m-not/)

[N.D. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-d-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/n-d-wilson-2571_baby_i-ve-seen-a-baby-born-and-ahem-i-know-wh_474664.png)

> [“What do you know that you’re not telling me?" "I don’t know what you know, so I don’t know what you don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-flyte/what-do-you-know-that-you-re-not-telling-me-i-don-t-know-what-you/)

[Magnus Flyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-flyte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/magnus-flyte-18806_know_what-do-you-know-that-you-re-not-telling_2629084.jpg)

> [“Not telling everything you know is not the same as telling a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenda-bailey-mershon/not-telling-everything-you-know-is-not-the-same-as-telling-a-lie/)

[Glenda Bailey-Mershon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenda-bailey-mershon/)

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> [If you wish to get along with people, pretend not to know already whatever they are telling you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/if-you-wish-to-get-along-with-people-pretend-not-to-know-already/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/vikrant-parsai-70_along_if-you-wish-to-get-along-with-people-pre_509658.jpg)

> [I've come to realize that people connect more when they know you're telling them the truth or some aspect of your story,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/i-ve-come-to-realize-that-people-connect-more-when-they-know-you-re/)

[Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/judd-apatow-1471_aspect_i-ve-come-to-realize-that-people-connect_1860356.jpg)

> [“had set out to tell you exactly what happened. But since I am the one writing this, how do I know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bel-kaufman/had-set-out-to-tell-you-exactly-what-happened-but-since-i-am-the-one/)

[Bel Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bel-kaufman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/bel-kaufman-13657_writer_had-set-out-to-tell-you-exactly-what-hap_1190069.png)

> [A lot of times, people need to vent to people and know that what they're telling you is not going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julio-jones/a-lot-of-times-people-need-to-vent-to-people-and-know-that-what-they/)

[Julio Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julio-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c5/julio-jones-5483_being_a-lot-of-times-people-need-to-vent-to-pe_1761361.jpg)

> [“If you dont speak, they will know you know more than you're telling them. And if they know that, they'll find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diet-eman/if-you-dont-speak-they-will-know-you-know-more-than-you-re-telling/)

[Diet Eman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diet-eman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/diet-eman-16931_advice_if-you-dont-speak-they-will-know-you-kno_2526391.jpg)

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