#conceal

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 of truth, or in affectation. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts. ↗

— Jose Saramago

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It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

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Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Congealed fat is pretty much the same, irrespective of the delicacy around which it is concealed. ↗

— Clement Freud

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My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable. ↗

— Rene Magritte

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If you fall in love with jerk, don't you just reject him. He may reveal the jerk part of you which concealed. ↗

— Toba Beta

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If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend. ↗

— Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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Hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It's a platform where we could offer information, but it's also an escape. ↗

— Busta Rhymes

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