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He shone with the greater splendor, because he was not seen.
[Lat., Eo magis praefulgebat quod non videbatur.]

He shone with the greater splendor, because he was not seen.
[Lat., Eo magis praefulgebat quod non videbatur.]

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Thus let me live, unseen, unknown,
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not read more

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown,
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.

by Mark Twain Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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He who has lived obscurely and quietly has lived well.
[Lat., Bene qui latuit, bene vixit.]

He who has lived obscurely and quietly has lived well.
[Lat., Bene qui latuit, bene vixit.]

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Yet was he but a squire of low degree.

Yet was he but a squire of low degree.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval.

Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval.

by Marshall Mcluhan Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honour as deserving real distinction are those who read more

Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honour as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity.

by Thomas Hardy Found in: Obscurity Quotes,
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Content thyself to be obscurely good.
When vice prevails and impious men bear away,
The post of read more

Content thyself to be obscurely good.
When vice prevails and impious men bear away,
The post of honor is a private station.

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