Concealment Quotes

39 quotes by 37 authors

Jesus was not a whisperer. No one ever saw Him close to His neighbor's ear, looking stealthily around lest some one should overhear what He… — Samuel Logan Brengle
A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The art of nature is all in the direction of concealment. — John Burroughs
Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it. — Charles M. Blow
Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of… — Douglas Coupland
As a social good, I think privacy is greatly overrated because privacy basically means concealment. People conceal things in order to fool other people about… — Richard Posner
All persons harboring or secreting the conspirators or aiding their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of the President and… — Edwin M. Stanton
If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there… — Harriet Ann Jacobs
The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se. — June Jordan
The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by… — Adam Weishaupt
If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timid self-concealment, and how three-quarters of his energy and goodwill can be paralyzed… — Friedrich Nietzsche
If there is a god, he is not only a wizard at leaving clues behind. More than anything, he's a master of concealment. And the… — Jostein Gaarder
To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do. — Mark Twain
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. — Sallust
There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger… — John F. Kennedy
This civil action is another case of a tragedy that has become all too familiar in the music industry: a business manager and professional advisers… — Leonard Cohen
In a symbol there is concealment and yet revelation: here therefore, by silence and by speech acting together, comes a double significance. In the symbol… — Thomas Carlyle
A disease is farther on the road to being cured when it breaks forth from concealment and manifests its power. — Seneca the Younger
I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise… — Grover Cleveland
For a wrongdoer to be undetected is difficult; and for him to have confidence that his concealment will continue is impossible. — Epicurus

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