Best Concealment Quotes

39 Concealment quotes by 37 unique authors

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of… — David Riesman
There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment… — John Ruskin
I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short… — Ayelet Waldman
To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her… — Galway Kinnell
She never told her love, but let concealment, like a worm 'i th' bud, feed on her damask cheek. She pinned in thought; and, with… — William Shakespeare
To represent a bad thing in its least offensive light is, doubtless, the most agreeable course for a writer of fiction to pursue; but is… — Anne Bronte
What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective. Our relationship with truth is fundamental but cracked, refracting confusingly like fragmented glass.… — Tana French
Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. — Joseph Hall
Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense. — Noam Chomsky
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. — Wendell Phillips
A fault is fostered by concealment. — Virgil
Factory farming, like comparable evils throughout history, depends for its existence upon concealment. It depends on people either not noticing or willfully averting their gaze. — Matthew Scully
Rare qualities may sometimes be prerogatives without being advantages; and though a needless ostentation of ones excellencies may be more glorious, a modest concealment of… — Robert Boyle

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