Concealed Quotes

243 quotes by 197 authors

But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. Myth expresses in terms of the world - that… — Paul Ricoeur
A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
He made a weak attempt to look innocent, but I knew better. "Should I guess how many concealed weapons you have or should I strip… — Maria V. Snyder
Why are there beings at all instead of nothing? That is the question. Presumably it is not arbitrary question, "Why are there beings at all… — Martin Heidegger
The secret of realizing the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment of existence is: to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius!… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Early religions were like muddy ponds with lots of foliage. Concealed there, the fish of the soul could splash and feed. Eventually, however, religions became… — Tom Robbins
As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when… — Denis Diderot
The truth never shines forth, as the saying goes, because the only truth is that which is known to no one and which remains untransmitted,… — Javier MarÃas
So long as you minded your manners and kept your weapons concealed, they let you enter and leave in peace. Those who broke the one… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He saw merchants trading, princes hunting, mourners wailing for their dead, whores offering themselves, physicians trying to help the sick, priests determining the most suitable… — Hermann Hesse
The prospect of an early death sits differently upon each person. In some it gifts maturity far outweighing their age and experience: calm acceptance blossoms… — Kate Morton
If an offense come out of the truth, better is it that the offense come than that the truth be concealed. — Thomas Hardy
It is astounding to find that the belly of every black and evil thing is as white as snow. And it is saddening to discover… — John Steinbeck
Sorry,â€ she said, â€œI got out as fast as I could, but I had to stay and socialize. Protocol, you know.â€ â€œExplain protocol,â€ Nell said.… — Neal Stephenson
Then she did see it there - just a face, peering through the curtains, hanging in midair like a mask. A head-scarf concealed the hair… — Robert Bloch
Paradise is hidden in each one of use, it is concealed within me too, right now, and if I wish, it will come for me… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life's nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in "another"… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate… — Henry David Thoreau
Therefore the misfortune which comes to man as a result of the fact that he was a child is that his freedom was first concealed… — Simone de Beauvoir
why does what was beautiful shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths? — Bernhard Schlink

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