quote · Legacy record
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
Approximate author period: c. 1615 AD · renaissance
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- Bishop Hall
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- Approximate author period: c. 1615 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1574–1656)
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Knowledge · anthology attribution: Bishop Hall
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