--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The thing one most tries to hide is the…" description: "\"The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily seen.\" — Ichabod Crane" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg" --- # The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily… ![“The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily seen.” quote by Ichabod Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg) > “The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily seen.” Ichabod Crane ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. People hide what is obvious, making secrets visible to those who look. **In simple terms:** We hide what’s easy to see. Key Takeaway Expose hidden truths. Themes Denial Secrets Visibility Perception Mood curious critical Type observational philosophical When to use this quote - Personal relationships - Workplace politics - Family dynamics - Public scandals Key Concepts Psychology of concealment Self‑deception Social masking Questions to Reflect On - What are you overlooking? - Why hide the visible? 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He was wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-jensen/teddy-roosevelt-i-suggested-sadie-and-i-had-been-trying-to-figure-out/) [Melissa Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-jensen/) > [Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/sleepy-hollow-had-a-lot-of-action-in-it-even-though-it-was-a-fairy/) [Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/) > [“Shattered Silence" (aka "When Michael Calls") for that early 1970s Halloween school carnival feel. It stars a young Michael Douglas and has decidedly autumnal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/shattered-silence-aka-when-michael-calls-for-that-early-1970s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“He leaned closer. “That’s what I’m trying to do. Your face is absolutely adorable when you blush.” My ears burned. Oh great, am I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-verday/he-leaned-closer-that-s-what-i-m-trying-to-do-your-face-is-absolutely/) [Jessica Verday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-verday/) > [Scary movies are my favorite. My kids love Hocus Pocus. I'm a big fan of Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp and Freddy Krueger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-dirrell/scary-movies-are-my-favorite-my-kids-love-hocus-pocus-i-m-a-big-fan/) Andre Dirrell > ['Sleepy Hollow' was really the first thing I'd done that gave me the opportunity in the modern age to build an authentic relationship with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-jones/sleepy-hollow-was-really-the-first-thing-i-d-done-that-gave-me-the/) [Orlando Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-jones/) > [By actually taking Sleepy Hollow and the Rip Van Winkle story, and finding the spirit of what was great about both of them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kurtzman/by-actually-taking-sleepy-hollow-and-the-rip-van-winkle-story-and/) [Alex Kurtzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kurtzman/) > [“I've known you a very short time and although it's not always true about first impressions making the biggest impact, I don't think I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kemp/i-ve-known-you-a-very-short-time-and-although-it-s-not-always-true/) [Daniel Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kemp/) > [“On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-irving/on-mounting-a-rising-ground-which-brought-the-figure-of-his-fellow/) [Washington Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-irving/) > [“If there is such a thing as no guts no glory, then “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a true story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-amber/if-there-is-such-a-thing-as-no-guts-no-glory-then-the-legend-of/) [Claire Amber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-amber/) > [I'm a huge 'Nightmare before Christmas' fan, but that was also Henry Selick. I'm a really big fan of 'Sleepy Hollow.' I love 'Big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-leth/i-m-a-huge-nightmare-before-christmas-fan-but-that-was-also-henry/) [Kate Leth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-leth/) > [“Creepy Hollow?” He snorts. “Like Sleepy Hollow ?” “No, like Creepy Hollow. It has nothing to do with sleeping.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-morgan/creepy-hollow-he-snorts-like-sleepy-hollow-no-like-creepy-hollow-it/) [Rachel Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-morgan/) > [Tim Burton's 'Sleepy Hollow' has got to be the most gorgeous, sumptuous, painterly movie ever made about multiple decapitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-giles/tim-burton-s-sleepy-hollow-has-got-to-be-the-most-gorgeous-sumptuous/) [Jeff Giles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-giles/) ## More Denial quotes > [Because after you've crossed some lines, you just keep crossing them. And there's no escaping from constant escape. Distracting ourselves. Avoiding confrontation. Getting past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/because-after-you-ve-crossed-some-lines-you-just-keep-crossing-them/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) > [A mistake doesnt make you a fool, but denying it surely makes you one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/a-mistake-doesnt-make-you-a-fool-but-denying-it-surely-makes-you-one/) [Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/) > [It is through suppression that hells are formed in us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-glaspell/it-is-through-suppression-that-hells-are-formed-in-us/) [Susan Glaspell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-glaspell/) > [Atheist’s denial of God’s existence needs just as much substantiation as does the theist’s claim; the atheist must give plausible reasons for rejecting God’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-copan/atheist-s-denial-of-god-s-existence-needs-just-as-much-substantiation/) [Paul Copan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-copan/) > [But we need to be very clear: because of our decades of collective denial, no gradual, incremental options are now available to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/but-we-need-to-be-very-clear-because-of-our-decades-of-collective/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) > [What you try to bury just ends up burying you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-wagner/what-you-try-to-bury-just-ends-up-burying-you/) [Jane Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-wagner/) > [Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/its-up-to-any-government-to-decide-how-to-react-to-the-denial-of/) [Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/) > [“Research on organised abuse emphasises the diversity of organised abuse cases, and the ways in which serious forms of child maltreatment cluster in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-salter/research-on-organised-abuse-emphasises-the-diversity-of-organised/) [Michael Salter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-salter/) > [“Living in denial only makes finding the truth that much harder.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-f/living-in-denial-only-makes-finding-the-truth-that-much-harder/) Jules F > [Sanity can take one of only two forms: that of ignorance, or denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-r-audette/sanity-can-take-one-of-only-two-forms-that-of-ignorance-or-denial/) [Derek R. Audette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-r-audette/) > [Denial leads to closure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aruho-marwin-machiaveli/denial-leads-to-closure/) Aruho Marwin Machiaveli > [People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding-things-if-i-tell-you-a/) [Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/) > [It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-st-denis/it-is-not-a-question-of-who-dances-but-of-who-or-what-does-not-dance/) [Ruth St. Denis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-st-denis/) > [What’s looming in the shadows of our ignorance and denial is a critique of civilization itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lierre-keith/what-s-looming-in-the-shadows-of-our-ignorance-and-denial-is-a/) [Lierre Keith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lierre-keith/) > [“You can hold on to the smallest doubt and take comfort in it, stay in denial and go on with your carefree life, until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-beck/you-can-hold-on-to-the-smallest-doubt-and-take-comfort-in-it-stay-in/) [Glenn Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-beck/) [Browse all 1,463 Denial quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/denial/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily seen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ichabod Crane" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ichabod-crane/the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the-one-most-easily-seen/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Denial" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ichabod-crane/the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the-one-most-easily-seen/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ichabod-crane-243468_denial_the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the_51083.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The thing one most tries to hide is the one most easily seen.” — Ichabod Crane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Ichabod Crane", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ichabod-crane/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "The thing one most tries to...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ichabod-crane/the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the-one-most-easily-seen/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ichabod-crane/the-thing-one-most-tries-to-hide-is-the-one-most-easily-seen/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```