No one respects a talent that is concealed.
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Related:
- In the country of the blind the one-eyed is
king. ... - One crime is concealed by the commission of
another. --... - Scitum est inter caecos luscum regnare posse.
(It is well known,
that among the blind the one-eyed man is king.) -... - It's the one talent we all share -- even you....
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Avon (on dying) to Vila... - Love, and a cough,
are not concealed. --... - Denken wollen ist eins; Talent zum Denken haben, ein Anderes.
[Wanting to think is one thing; a talent for thinking... - Talent is as
talent does... - truth belongs to wine and
children. --... - Noble deeds that are concealed are most
esteemed...
From the same category:
- The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was
obviously a poet;
the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. -- Salvador... - The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes,
but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts... - No, it's 'Blessed are the meek.' I think that's nice,
'cause really they have a hell of a time." - someone... - The relationship of editor to author is knife to
throat... - When people are free to do as they please,
they usually imitate each other. ...
