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TalleyrandSpeech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

—  Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat

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Thales of MiletusSomeone asked him if it would be possible to hide evil from the gods. He said, “Not even in your thoughts.”

—  Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Eric HofferOur greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Samuel BeckettDon't wait to be hunted to hide, that's always been my motto.

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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Marty RubinThe fox loves to hide. But when his prey hides, he calls it cowardice.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

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Ludwig WittgensteinLanguage disguises thought.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

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Jean de La BruyèreIt sometimes happens that the woman hides all the passion she feels for a man and the man pretends all the passion he does not have.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

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Antoin de Saint-Exupéry“What makes the desert beautiful”, said the little prince, “is that it hides, somewhere, a well”.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Bob RossTrees cover up a multitude of sins.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Thomas CarlyleHe that has a secret should not only hide it, but hide that he has it to hide.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas SowellThere are only two ways of telling the complete truth –anonymously and posthumously.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Odysseas ElytisMy God, how much blue you spend so we cannot see you!

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

John SteinbeckDon’t make everyone know about your sadness.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

Edmond RostandMy heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     (“Cyrano de Bergerac”)

Theodore AdornoArt as a whole is a riddle. Another way of putting this is to say that art expresses something while at the same time hiding it.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Sri AurobindoThe Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has seen the shadow of God and clutched at it.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Henry de MontherlantThere is no government that is not guilty. By what it covers.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Søren KierkegaardHappiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marty RubinThe pain you hide leaves the deepest scars.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Agatha ChristieConversation is a human invention intended to prevent man from thinking. It's also a surefire way to find out what he's trying to hide.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Latin Quotes

VirgilVice thrives and lives by concealment.

Alitur vitium, vivitque tegendo.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Bertolt BrechtOh the shark has pretty teeth dear,
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack-knife has Macheath dear
And he keeps it out of sight.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

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Ancient Greek

DemosthenesSuccess is apt to cover a multitude of faults.

Αι γαρ ευπραξίαι δειναί συγκρύψαι τα ονείδη.

—  Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator

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Ancient Greek phraseNothing can be hidden under the son.

Ουδέν κρυπτόν υπό τον ήλιον.

—  Ancient Greek phrase

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Proverbs

International proverbLove, smoke and cough are hard to hide.

—  International proverb

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Movie Quotes

Breathless (1960)We're hiding like elephants when they're happy.

—  from the film Breathless (1960)

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