Quotes about Concealment
To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavours, with his utmost care, to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself.
— Samuel Johnson
Most things disappoint till you look deeper.
— Graham Greene
Nudity is the uniform of the other side... nudity is a shroud.
— Milan Kundera
It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I have a special pair of poop shoes under my desk. Whenever I need to drop a deuce, I slip them on and scurry to the restroom, and no one ever knows it's me. Like, if I'm wearing Louboutins that day, and my producer sees Earth shoes in the stall....well, you get the idea. It was truly a lightbulb moment when that came to me.
— Oprah Winfrey
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.
— Oscar Wilde
Behind every smile there's teeth.
— Confucius
He keeps from off the king's road for fear of citizenry.
— Cormac McCarthy
Your only real safety would be in disappearing.
— Cormac McCarthy
She herself had never been able to be altogether herself: it had been denied her.
— DH Lawrence
Paul walked with something screwed up tight inside him. He would have suffered much physical pain rather than this unreasonable suffering at being exposed to strangers
— DH Lawrence
I have come to hide you, " darkness told the star. "I'm too bright, " the defiant star replied.
— Matshona Dhliwayo