Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.
- Greta GarboEducation: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
- Mark TwainWhen beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean`s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.
- Herman MelvilleHere's my theory about meetings and life; the three things you can't fake are erections, competence and creativity. That's why meetings become toxic they put uncreative people in a situation in which they have to be something they can never be. And the more effort they put into concealing their inabilities, the more toxic the meeting becomes. One of the most common creativity-faking tactics is when someone puts their hands in prayer position and conceals their mouth while they nod at you and say, `Mmmmmm. Interesting.` If pressed, they'll add, `I'll have to get back to you on that.` Then they don't say anything else.
- Douglas CouplandGod conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart.
- A. GuignonA show of daring oft conceals great fear.
- Adam LazzarraProvidence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.
- Ajay VaghaWhat soberness conceals, Drunkenness reveals
- Ann ClarkIt is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one`s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.
- BuddhaHe who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured
- Ethiopian ProverbHe that conceals his grief finds no remedy for it
- Turkish Proverb